Abstract: Alarm management has become a significant challenge of patient safety at home and abroad. The alarm event rate of multi-parameter monitors was one of the highest among clinical instruments. It is important to develop evidence-based guidelines for alarm management of multi-parameter monitors in China. In order to provide guidance and decision-making basis for hospital administrators and medical staff in China, this guideline provides evidence-based recommendations in 12 clinical alarm issues based on the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE) approach, and followed the Reporting Items for Practice Guidelines in Healthcare (RIGHT). It aims to promote alarm management standardization of multi-parameter monitor, ensure patient safety, and reduce the burden of medical staff.

Key words: multi-parameter monitors, clinical alarm, clinical practice guidelines, evidence-based medicine