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Noise and Sleep Among Adult Medical Inpatients: Far From a Quiet NightJordan C. Yoder, BSE; Paul G. Staisiunas, BA; David O. Meltzer, MD, PhD; Kristen L. Knutson, PhD; Vineet M. Arora, MD, MAPP Annals of Internal Medicine, 2012, This page is only available to Crit-IQ subscribers. To view the rest of this review and gain access to our vast array of critical care teaching tools including podcasts, vodcasts, modules, exam preparation tools, teaching aids and much more, login here, or Become a Member to register |
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| Interesting - supports the views already expressed in the blog. Its a shame studies on these environmental issues (which probably have a big impact on patient outcomes) are unlikely to be funded. | |
| Darren Cable-29 Jan, 2012 04:23:54 PM | |
| Hold the phone! Oliver, I'll be releasing a podcast with Roz Elliott from North Shore in Sydney in the next few weeks - she's done exactly that! You're right though, there are lots of interventions that when packaged together probably improve patient outcomes but are unlikely to receive the same attention as some other more sexy ones. | |
| Todd Fraser-30 Jan, 2012 09:58:43 AM | |
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An interesting review of a common ICU environmental problem, noise.
This paper finds that unacceptable levels of noise contribute significantly to sleep deficit in hospitalised patients. The world health organisation (WHO) recommend that mean levels of 30dB...