A noise-sensor light alarm reduces noise in the newborn intensive care unit

American Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 265-271

  Chang, Ying Ju ^a   Pan, Ya Jung ^b   Lin, Yuh Jyh ^c   Chang, Yan Zen ^d   Lin, Chyi Her ^c  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHI MEI FOUNDATION HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Alarm; Newborn intensive care unit; Noise

Indexed keywords

ALARM MONITORING; ARTICLE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DEVICE; EDUCATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMAN; INCUBATOR; MEDICAL STAFF; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NOISE REDUCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSOR; SOUND INTENSITY; STRESS; VENTILATOR;

ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HEAT; HOT TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; INCUBATORS, INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; NOISE; VENTILATORS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 33745686744     PISSN: 07351631     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-941455     Document Type: Article

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