Music in the operating room: Is it a safety hazard?

AANA Journal

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 42-48

  Shambo, Lyda ^a,b,c   Umadhay, Tony ^c   Pedoto, Alessia ^a,d  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b SUNY DOWNSTATE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c BARRY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Music in the operating room; Noise in the operating room; Noise induced hearing loss; Safety hazards in the operating room

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CINAHL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; HEALTH HAZARD; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDLINE; MUSIC; NOISE; OPERATING ROOM; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; SAFETY; SURGICAL ERROR; ADVERSE EFFECTS; HUMAN; PROCEDURES; STANDARDS;

HUMANS; MUSIC; NOISE; OPERATING ROOMS; SAFETY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84926058431     PISSN: 00946354     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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