Noise pollution levels in the pediatric intensive care unit |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Women and Children''s Hospital of Buffalo, State University of New York at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo, NY;2. University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE;1. Department of Internal Medicine and Rheumatology, Martini Hospital, Groningen, The Netherlands;2. Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands;3. Association of Dutch Burn Centers, Burn centre, Martini Hospital, Groningen, The Netherlands;1. Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA;2. Division of Emergency Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA;3. OhioHealth, Columbus, OH;4. Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO;5. School of Public Health, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA;6. Department of Emergency Medicine, Medstar-Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC;7. Department of Emergency Medicine, Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA;8. Center for Resuscitation Science, Department of Emergency Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA;1. Department of Anesthesiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN;2. Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada;3. Department of Critical Care Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada;4. Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada;5. Department of Anesthesiology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA;1. II. Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik, Klinikum rechts der Isar der Technischen Universität Münche, Munich, Germany;2. Institut für Medizinische Mikrobiologie, Immunologie und Hygiene, Klinikum rechts der Isar der Technischen Universität München, Munich, Germany;3. Mikrobiologisches Institut, Universitätsklinik Erlangen und Friedrich-Alexander-Universität (FAU) Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany;1. Department of Intensive Care, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Nedlands, Perth, Western Australia 6009, Australia;2. Department of Intensive Care, Royal Perth Hospital, Perth, Western Australia 6847, Australia |
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| Abstract: | Patients and staff may experience adverse effects from exposure to noise.ObjectThis study assessed noise levels in the pediatric intensive care unit and evaluated family and staff opinion of noise.DesignNoise levels were recorded using a NoisePro DLX. The microphone was 1 m from the patient's head. The noise level was averaged each minute and levels above 70 and 80 dBA were recorded. The maximum, minimum, and average decibel levels were calculated and peak noise level great than 100 dBA was also recorded. A parent questionnaire concerning their evaluation of noisiness of the bedside was completed. The bedside nurse also completed a questionnaire.ResultsThe average maximum dB for all patients was 82.2. The average minimum dB was 50.9. The average daily bedside noise level was 62.9 dBA. The average % time where the noise level was higher than 70 dBA was 2.2%. The average percent of time that the noise level was higher than 80 dBA was 0.1%. Patients experienced an average of 115 min/d where peak noise was greater than 100 dBA. The parents and staff identified the monitors as the major contribution to noise.ConclusionPatients experienced levels of noise greater than 80 dBA. Patients experience peak noise levels in excess of 100 dB during their pediatric intensive care unit stay. |
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