A cross-sectional study in a tertiary care hospital in China: noise or silence in the operating room.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This study aims to provide a comprehensive description of noise levels in operating rooms (ORs) in a tertiary care hospital in China. Additionally, the study aims to examine the deviation in noise levels from international and internal standards as well as the differences in noise levels by category of surgery and day of the week.

Methods

We monitored noise levels in 23 ORs in a tertiary care hospital in China between August 2015 and March 2016. Dosimeters were used to determine noise levels. The noise data collected in the dosimeter were downloaded to an IBM computer for subsequent analysis. One-way analysis of variance and Student's t-test were used to examine the differences in noise levels.

Results

The noise level in the ORs ranged between 59.2 and 72.3

SUBMITTER: Wang X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5623468 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature