ArticleJournal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association2010
The impact of a noise reduction quality improvement project upon sound levels in the open-unit-design neonatal intensive care unit.
Article in Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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14 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Noise or sound management in the neonatal intensive care unit for preterm or very low birth weight infants.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2024Pooled it
- Sound reduction management in the neonatal intensive care unit for preterm or very low birth weight infants.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2020Pooled it
- A pilot study to assess the safety, efficacy and ease of use of a novel hearing protection device for hospitalized neonates.Early human development · 2021Trial
- What's that noise-tackling sound pollution in the NICU: a systematic review.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2026Review
- Living in a box: Understanding acoustic parameters in the NICU environment.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2023Article
- Influence of the NICU on the Acoustic Isolation of a Neonatal Incubator.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2020Article
- The "Sound of Silence" in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit-Listening to Speech and Music Inside an Incubator.Frontiers in psychology · 2020Article
- Comparing Attention and Cognitive Function in School Children across Noise Conditions: A Quasi-Experimental Study.Psychiatry investigation · 2018Article
- Contextual factors influencing the implementation of the obstetrics hemorrhage initiative in Florida.Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association · 2017Article
- Comparing sound measurements in the single-family room with open-unit design neonatal intensive care unit: the impact of equipment noise.Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association · 2012Article
- Noise Pollution in Intensive Care Unit: A Hidden Enemy affecting the Physical and Mental Health of Patients and Caregivers.Noise & healthReview
- Review
- Practices for respecting the newborn's sleep-wake cycle: Interventional study in the neonatal intensive care unit.Journal of neurosciences in rural practiceArticle
- Noise in the neonatal intensive care unit: a new approach to examining acoustic events.Noise & healthArticle
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Abstract
objectiveTo decrease measured sound levels in the neonatal intensive care unit through implementation of human factor and minor design modification strategies. STUDY
designProspective time series. Two open-unit-design neonatal centers.
resultImplementation of a coordinated program of noise reduction strategies did not result in any measurable improvement in levels of loudness or quiet.
conclusionTwo 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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