QUIET IN THE OR! A Quality Improvement Project ...

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“Noise: a distraction, interruption, and safety hazard.” “A 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