Stimulus-response time to alarms of the intra-aortic balloon pump: safe care practices

• Autor(a) principal: Franco,Andrezza Serpa
• Data de Publicação: 2017
• Outros Autores: Bridi,Adriana Carla, Karam,Monica de Almeida, Moreira,Ana Paula Amorim, Andrade,Karla Biancha Silva de, Silva,Roberto Carlos Lyra da
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem (Online)
• Texto Completo: http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-71672017000601206
• topic: Critical Care; Monitoring; Clinical Alarms; Near Miss; Patient Safety

ABSTRACT Objective: To characterize the sound alarms of the Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump (IABP) during aortic counterpulsation therapy; to measure the stimulus-response time of the team to these; and to discuss the implications of increasing this time for patient safety from the alarm fatigue perspective. Method: This is an observational and descriptive study with quantitative and qualitative approach, case study type, carried out in a Cardiac Surgical Intensive Care Unit. Results: The most audible IABP alarm was the one of high priority increased-reduced diastolic blood pressure. The stimulus-response time was 33.9 seconds on average. Conclusion: Managing the alarms of these equipment is essential to minimize the occurrence of the alarm fatigue phenomenon and to offer a safer assistance to patients who rely on this technology.