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Learning Showcase

Techniques for Pulse Oximetry Alarm Mitigation

12:50 PM–1:10 PM Nov 19, 2019 (US - Eastern)

Description

The management of pulse oximetry and other types of bedside alarms in inpatient settings has been the focus of much attention in recent years, both from the perspective of reducing non clinically actionable noise in the environment and in the interest of promoting patient safety. In this brief overview, a survey of techniques to reduce non clinically actionable alarms will be discussed together with some results obtained from in-situ patient care settings. The focus will be on pulse oximetry, but similar techniques have been applied to telemetry and general patient care monitoring and, in particular, mechanical ventilation.