Use of active noise cancellation devices in caregivers in the intensive care unit
Akhtar S, Weigle C, Cheng E, Toohill R, Berens R. Use of active noise cancellation devices in caregivers in the intensive care unit. Critical Care Medicine 2000, 28: 1157-1160. PMID: 10809298, DOI: 10.1097/00003246-200004000-00040.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntensive care unitVisual analog scaleMedical intensive care unitCare unitAdult medical intensive care unitPediatric intensive care unitIntensive care unit environmentCaregivers of patientsPediatric intensive careVAS pointsIll patientsAnalog scaleIntensive careHearing assessmentRespiratory therapistsTeaching hospitalSubjective assessmentNursing assistantsFurther evaluationUnit environmentCaregiversPatientsObjective measurementsHeadphone useSound level meter