W F Liu1. 1. Department of Neonatology, The Children's Hospital of Southwest Florida, Fort Myers, FL 33908, USA. william.liu.md@leememorial.org
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To decrease measured sound levels in the neonatal intensive care unit through implementation of human factor and minor design modification strategies. STUDY DESIGN: Prospective time series. Two open-unit-design neonatal centers. RESULT: Implementation of a coordinated program of noise reduction strategies did not result in any measurable improvement in levels of loudness or quiet. CONCLUSION: Two centers, using primarily human behavior noise reduction strategies, were unable to demonstrate measurable improvements in sound levels within the occupied open-unit-design neonatal intensive care unit.
OBJECTIVE: To decrease measured sound levels in the neonatal intensive care unit through implementation of human factor and minor design modification strategies. STUDY DESIGN: Prospective time series. Two open-unit-design neonatal centers. RESULT: Implementation of a coordinated program of noise reduction strategies did not result in any measurable improvement in levels of loudness or quiet. CONCLUSION: Two centers, using primarily human behavior noise reduction strategies, were unable to demonstrate measurable improvements in sound levels within the occupied open-unit-design neonatal intensive care unit.
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