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Noise, stress, and annoyance in a pediatric intensive care unit

Author(s): Morrison, W.E., Haas, E.C., Shaffner, D.H., Garrett, E.S., Fackler, J.C.
To measure and describe hospital noise and determine whether noise can be correlated with nursing stress measured by questionnaire, salivary amylase, and heart rate.
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Added October 2012

The effect of stress-inducing conditions on the performance of a laparoscopic task

Author(s): Moorthy, K., Munz, Y., Dosis, A., Bann, S., Darzi, A.
Surgeon performance in operating rooms directly impacts quality of car, healthcare productivity, patient satisfaction, and many other healthcare outcomes. However, while performing complex surgical tasks, surgeons are often exposed to fatigue and stress caused by organizational, environmental and team-related factors. Common stressors in operating rooms include noise, inappropriate temperature, sleep deprivation, time pressures due to scheduling, workload, and unsuitable ergonomics.
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Added October 2012

Noise and sleep disturbance factors before and after implementation of a behavioral modification programme

Author(s): Monsen, M.G., Edell-Gustafsson, U.M.
Added October 2012

A study of noise and its relationship to patient discomfort in the recovery room

Author(s): Minckley, B.B.
Added October 2012

I'm trying to heal… noise levels in a pediatric intensive care unit

Author(s): Milette, I., Carnevale, F.
Added October 2012

How noisy are anaesthesia and intensive care medicine? Quantification of the patients' stress

Author(s): Meyer-Falcke, A., Rack, R., Eichwede, F., Jansing, P.J.
Added October 2012

Noise levels in a cardiac surgical intensive care unit: A preliminary study conducted in secret

Author(s): McLaughlin, A., McLaughlin, B., Elliott, J., Campalani, G.
Added October 2012

What, if anything, does your unit do to reduce noise levels in the ICU?

Author(s): McIntosh, S., Schuessler, B., Coron, D., Suchetka, M., Westball, C., Dayton, D.
Added October 2012

Shades of Florence Nightingale: Potential impact of noise stress on wound healing

Author(s): McCarthy, D.O., Ouimet, M.E., Daun, J.M.
Added October 2012

Hear, hear. Assessing and resolving hospital noise issues

Author(s): Mazer, S.E.
Added October 2012

Effect of night and day on preterm infants in a newborn nursery

Author(s): Mann, N., Haddow, R., Stokes, L., Goodley, S., Rutter, N.
Added October 2012

Quieting Weinberg 5C: A case study in reducing hospital noise on a patient ward

Author(s): MacLeod, M., West, J., Busch-Vishniac, I., Dunn, J.
Added October 2012

Noise exposure in the orthopaedic operating theatre: A significant health hazard

Author(s): Love, H.
Added October 2012

Patients' perception of sound levels in the surgical suite

Author(s): Liu, E.H., Tan, S.
Added October 2012

Operating room noise

Author(s): Lewis, P., Staniland, J., Cuppage, A., Davies, J.M.
Added October 2012

Mean noise amounts in level II vs level III neonatal intensive care units

Author(s): Levy, G.D., Woolston, D.J., Browne, J.V.
Added October 2012

Elevated sound levels within a busy NICU

Author(s): Krueger, C., Wall, S., Parker, L., Nealis, R.
Added October 2012

Effectiveness of sleep management strategies for residents of aged care facilities: findings of a systematic review

Author(s): Koch, S., Haesler, E., Tiziani, A., Wilson, J.
Added October 2012

Excessive noise levels in the neonatal ICU: Potential effects on auditory system development

Author(s): Kent, W.D., Tan, A.K., Clarke, M.C., Bardell, T.
Added October 2012

Noise in the Intensive Care Nursery

Author(s): Kellman, N.
Added October 2012