TableĀ 2

Decision taken by clinicians in response to alarm per centre

CentreAlarm/h
per patient (95% CI)
Treatment guideline interventionNo action, n (%)Other, n (%)Alarm-prompted reposition, n (%)
Total n (%)FiO2 adjustment n (%)*
10.32 (0.07 to 0.55)38 (24)35 (92)100 (63)16 (10)5 (3)
20.39 (0.22 to 0.56)78 (22)65 (83)196 (56)66 (19)13 (4)
30.09 (0.06 to 0.11)30 (26)9 (30)33 (29)26 (23)26 (23)
40.16 (0.06 to 0.27)31 (42)27 (87)38 (52)4 (5)0 (0)
50.19 (0.12 to 0.28)40 (22)15 (37)115 (65)20 (11)3 (2)
60.33 (0.02 to 0.58)18 (19)16 (89)57 (61)16 (17)2 (2)
70.24 (0.01 to 0.46)37 (37)32 (86)49 (49)9 (9)4 (4)
80.32 (0.12 to 0.90)4 (11)2 (50)27 (73)2 (5)4 (11)
Total0.23 (0.18 to 0.29)276 (25)201 (73)615 (56)159 (14)57 (5)
  • *FiO2 adjustment expressed as percentage within the treatment guideline interventions.