Noise in the Operating Room-What Do We Know? A Review of the Literature

Journal of Perianesthesia Nursing

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 380-386

  Hasfeldt, Dorthe ^a   Laerkner, Eva ^a   Birkelund, Regner ^a  

^a ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Noise; Operating room; Operating theatre; PACU; Review

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; NOISE; OPERATING ROOM; PATIENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; NOISE; OPERATING ROOMS; PATIENTS;

EID: 78649697200     PISSN: 10899472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jopan.2010.10.001     Document Type: Article

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