Nivel de ruido ambiental en 2 unidades de cuidados críticos de un centro de tercer nivel de atención
Author(s) -
José Manuel Ornelas-Aguirre,
Olivia Zárate-Coronado,
Fabiola Gaxiola-González,
Venigeyoy-Sombra
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
archivos de cardiología de méxico
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.149
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 1405-9940
pISSN - 1665-1731
DOI - 10.1016/j.acmx.2017.02.007
Subject(s) - intensive care unit , intensive care , noise (video) , decibel , medicine , sound level meter , noise level , mann–whitney u test , computer science , intensive care medicine , hearing loss , artificial intelligence , audiology , image (mathematics)
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has established a maximum noise level of 40 decibels (dB) for an intensive care unit. The aim of this study was to compare the noise levels in 2 different intensive care units at a tertiary care centre.
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