âNoise: a distraction, interruption, and safety hazard.â âA surgeon asks the anesthesiologist to administer a unit of blood because there is excessive bleeding at ...
QUIET IN THE OR! A Quality Improvement Project Yi Cai, MD, J. Ross Renew, MD, Sorin J. Brull, MD, Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL
• Noise levels in hospitals have increased from an average of 57 dB in 1960 to 72 dB in 2005 [1]. • National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health’s recommends levels
