Comparing sound measurements in the single-family room with open-unit design neonatal intensive care unit: The impact of equipment noise

Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 368-373

  Liu, W F ^a  

^a PEDIATRIX MEDICAL GROUP   (United States)

Author keywords

loud; newborn; NICU; noise reduction; quiet

Indexed keywords

AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; ASSISTED VENTILATION; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EQUIPMENT; HIGH FREQUENCY VENTILATION; NASOGASTRIC TUBE; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NOISE; OPEN UNIT NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; SINGLE FAMILY ROOM NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; SOUND LEVEL MEASUREMENT;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HIGH-FREQUENCY VENTILATION; HOSPITAL DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; MALE; NOISE; REFERENCE VALUES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 84860354224     PISSN: 07438346     EISSN: 14765543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jp.2011.103     Document Type: Article

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