Noise in the ICU: Sound levels can be harmful

Nursing Critical Care

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 29-35

  Maidl Putz, Carolyn ^a   McAndrew, Natalie S ^b   Leske, Jane S ^c  

^a Neurosciences ICU ^*  (United States)

^b FROEDTERT MEMORIAL LUTHERAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; COGNITION; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; DELIRIUM; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HEART; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; NOISE; NOISE POLLUTION; NOISE REDUCTION; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLEEP DEPRIVATION; SLEEP QUALITY; SOUND INTENSITY; SOUND TRANSMISSION; VASOCONSTRICTION;

EID: 84926153120     PISSN: 1558447X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.CCN.0000453470.88327.2f     Document Type: Article

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