Noise levels in modern operating rooms during surgery

Journal of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Anesthesia

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 528-530

  Ginsberg, Steven H ^a   Pantin, Enrique ^a   Kraidin, Jonathan ^a   Solina, Alann ^a   Panjwani, Sahani ^a   Yang, Guang ^b  

^a ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

cardiac; concentration; decibel; hearing; loud; noise; stress; surgery

Indexed keywords

ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ANESTHESIST; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EXTRACORPOREAL CIRCULATION; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; NOISE; NOISE MEASUREMENT; OPERATING ROOM; OPERATION DURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SKIN INCISION;

ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EXTRACORPOREAL CIRCULATION; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; NOISE, OCCUPATIONAL; OPERATING ROOMS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84877773363     PISSN: 10530770     EISSN: 15328422     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.jvca.2012.09.001     Document Type: Article

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