Operating Room Noise Environment and Behavior in Children Undergoing General Anesthesia: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Excessive operating room noise impairs communication, distracts from monitoring equipment, and may increase patient and provider stress.

Aim

This study investigates the effects of reduced noise on perioperative behavior in children undergoing general anesthesia and on anesthesia provider response time.

Methods

Healthy children (the American Society of Anesthesiologists class I-II), 2-8 years of age, and their anesthesia providers were randomized into a control or treatment group exposed to reduced stimulation during induction and emergence. Primary outcomes were patient behavior and provider response time. Secondary outcomes were postoperative pain scores, provider responses exceeding 30 seconds, and median and maximum noise exposure.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Bozych M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11343623 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature