Noise at the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and inside the incubator

Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem

Eliana Moreira Pinheiro²  Ruth Guinsburg¹  Marco Antonio De Araujo Nabuco¹  Tereza Yoshiko Kakehashi² 

[1] ,Universidade Federal de São Paulo Escola Paulista de EnfermagemSP ,Brazil

关键词: Noise;    Intensive Care;    Neonatal;    Neonatal Nursing;    Humanization of Assistance;    Infant;    Newborn;    Ruído;    Terapia Intensiva Neonatal;    Enfermagem Neonatal;    Humanização da Assistência;    Recém-Nascido;    Ruido;    Cuidado Intensivo Neonatal;    Enfermería Neonatal;    Humanización de la Atención;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0104-11692011000500020

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

The goal was to identify sound pressure level (SPL) at the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) and inside the incubator of a teaching hospital of a public university from São Paulo - SP, Brazil. SPL inside the NICU and the incubator were measured using four dosimeters in January/2010. SPL at the NICU varied from 52.6 dBA to 80.4 dBA and inside the incubator, from 45.4 dBA to 79.1 dBA. SPL both at the NICU and inside the incubator are above the recommended values, but levels were higher at the NICU than inside the incubator. Although there are some specific factors related to SPL inside the incubator, the NICU and incubator acoustic features present a system: an increase/decrease in SPL at the NICU usually tends to increase/decrease SPL inside the incubator. The study points to the need for simultaneous monitoring of SPL at the NICU and inside the incubator.

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