An investigation of sound levels on intensive care units with reference to the WHO guidelines

INTRODUCTION: Patients in intensive care units (ICUs) suffer from sleep deprivation arising from nursing interventions and ambient noise. This may exacerbate confusion and ICU-related delirium. The World Health Organization (WHO) suggests that average hospital sound levels should not exceed 35 dB wi...

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Autores principales: Darbyshire, Julie L, Young, J Duncan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2013
Materias:
Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4056361/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24005004
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/cc12870

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4056361/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24005004
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/cc12870

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