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Noise and sound in the intensive care unit: a cohort study.
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- Occupational Hearing Loss in the Intensive Care Unit: A Comparative Study Between ICU and Non-ICU Nursing Staff.Nursing in critical care · 2026Article
- Perceived Noise Levels in Intensive Care Units and Their Self-Reported Adverse Effects on Nurses in Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Study.Nursing reports (Pavia, Italy) · 2026Article
- Low-cost contact microphones for bedside voice assessment: proof of concept.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2026Article
- Noise in the Intensive Care Unit: A Narrative Review of Its Characteristics, Clinical Impact, and Reduction Strategies.Critical care research and practice · 2026Review
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- Perceived Noise Sources and Their Association with Nurses' Health and Work Performance in Intensive Care Units: A Multicenter Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Global impact of Occupational Noise-Induced Hearing Loss (ONIHL): trends, gender disparities, and future projections: 1990-2036.Frontiers in global women's health · 2025Article
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- Influence of Ward Noise on Emotional State and Sleep Quality in Patients with Ventilator-induced Diaphragmatic Dysfunction.Noise & healthArticle
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- Impact of Intermediate Care Unit Architecture on Noise, Light, and Delirium Incidence.Noise & healthArticle
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Abstract
Intensive care units (ICUs) are acknowledged for their propensity for noise, often exhibiting higher sound levels on average than other departments. This is mainly ascribed to a high concentration of medical devices and staff, creating an acoustic environment characterised by a high level of staff activity and a concoction of alarms from therapeutic and monitoring devices. Excessive noise in ICUs has been associated with adverse health effects and human factor impacts acknowledged to negatively affect both patients and healthcare providers. This study aimed to evaluate the sound levels of the Royal Liverpool University Hospital (RLUH) ICU and compare it against recommended guidelines. Prospective sound level measurements were taken from a six-bedded bay within the RLUH ICU between 15th June and 1st July 2022. This audit focussed on sound data that equal or exceeded 87 dBA, in accordance with levels in the UK Noise Regulations. The data involved 11 patients admitted to the bay within the defined timeframe. A retrospective review of the patients' records was conducted to identify potential noisy events during the recording period. Results revealed all L
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