Orthopaedic theatre noise: A potential hazard to patients

Anaesthesia

Volumn 58, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 784-787

  Nott, Michael R ^a   West, P D B ^a  

^a Royal West Sussex Hospital   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anaesthesia: general; ENT: hearing loss, tinnitus; Surgery: orthopaedic

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DRILL; EAR INJURY; EAR NOSE THROAT SURGERY; ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; INNER EAR; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NOISE; NOISE MEASUREMENT; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OPERATING ROOM; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PATIENT CARE; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; RISK; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TINNITUS; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; HEARING LOSS, NOISE-INDUCED; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NOISE; OPERATING ROOMS; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0043245192     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2044.2003.03257.x     Document Type: Article

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