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Prevalence, Proportionality, and Cause of Ventilator Alarms in a Pediatric Intensive Care Setting

Leo Langga, Jisoo Oh, David López, Nancy Blake, Edward McField, Justin Hotz, Leonardo Nava-Guerra, Kelby Knox and Richard Chinnock
Respiratory Care April 2021, 66 (4) 541-550; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.07200
Leo Langga
Department of Respiratory Care, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California.
School of Public Health, Health Policy and Leadership, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, California.
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Jisoo Oh
School of Public Health, Health Policy and Leadership, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, California.
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David López
Department of Cardiopulmonary Sciences, School of Allied Health Profession, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, California.
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Nancy Blake
Harbor UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, California.
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Edward McField
Center for Community Health Policy, Loma Linda, California.
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Justin Hotz
Department of Respiratory Care, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California.
Anesthesia Critical Care Medicine, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California.
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Leonardo Nava-Guerra
Anesthesia Critical Care Medicine, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California.
Medtronic, Los Angeles, California.
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Kelby Knox
Anesthesia Critical Care Medicine, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California.
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California.
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Richard Chinnock
School of Public Health, Health Policy and Leadership, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, California.
Loma Linda University Children’s Hospital, Loma Linda, California.
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Respiratory Care Apr 2021, 66 (4) 541-550; DOI: 10.4187/respcare.07200
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