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The nocturnal acoustical intensity of the intensive care environment: an observational study

BACKGROUND: The intensive care unit (ICU) environment exposes patients to noise levels that may result in substantial sleep disruption. There is a need to accurately describe the intensity pattern and source of noise in the ICU in order to develop effective sound abatement strategies. The objectives...

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Autores principales: Delaney, Lori J., Currie, Marian J., Huang, Hsin-Chia Carol, Lopez, Violeta, Litton, Edward, Van Haren, Frank
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5504755/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28702196
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40560-017-0237-9