Noise in critical care

Care of the Critically Ill

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 105-109

  Pugh, Richard J ^a   Griffiths, Richard ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL AINTREE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Cognition; Design; Environment; Hearing; ICU; Sleep; Stress

Indexed keywords

CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; DELIRIUM; EMPLOYER; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HALLUCINATION; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HIGH FREQUENCY VENTILATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MEDICAL STAFF; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; NOISE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POLLUTANT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SLEEP DEPRIVATION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 34548302176     PISSN: 02660970     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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