A noise-reduction program in a pediatric operation theatre is associated with surgeon's benefits and a reduced rate of complications: A prospective controlled clinical trial

Annals of Surgery

Volumn 259, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 1025-1033

  Engelmann, Carsten R ^a   Neis, Jan Philipp ^a   Kirschbaum, Clemens ^b   Grote, Gudela ^c   Ure, Benno M ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^b DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^c ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

behavioral rules; content of distracting communications; distraction; electrodermal activity; individual noise sensitivity; mission; noise pollution; operating theatre; optical sound warners; saliva cortisol; surgeon's well being; surgical complications

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ANASTOMOSIS LEAKAGE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIORAL STRESS; BIOMETRY; BLEEDING; BRONCHUS; CHILD; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROL GROUP; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVERSATION; DIAPHRAGM HERNIA; EMPHYSEMA; FEMALE; FEVER; FISTULA; HEALTH PROGRAM; HERNIA; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INCIDENCE; INTESTINE STENOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NOISE; NOISE REDUCTION; OPERATING ROOM; PLEURA EFFUSION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SALIVA LEVEL; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOUND INTENSITY; SURGEON; URETER STONE; URETHRA STONE; WOUND INFECTION;

CHILD; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; NOISE; OPERATING ROOMS; PHYSICIANS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84899121727     PISSN: 00034932     EISSN: 15281140     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000000253     Document Type: Article

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