Evaluation of sound pressure levels in a pediatric intensive care unit

Autor: Natália Barroso, Margarida dos Santos Salú, Joice Alves Cabral, Andrea dos Santos Garcia, Carlos Roberto Lyra da Silva, Adriana Carla Bridi, Luciane Velasque de Souza, Luana Borges Dutra, Caroline de Araújo Mendes, Raphael Neves Barreiros
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Open Science Journal. 5
ISSN: 2466-4308
DOI: 10.23954/osj.v5i2.2415
Popis: This study objectives were to measure the sound pressure levels found in the pediatric intensive care unit in a federal institution of Rio de Janeiro; to verify differences in noise levels during the morning and afternoon; to confront the sound pressure levels found against acceptable levels according to national and international noise organizations; to count the quantity of alarms triggered by each type of medical care equipment selected (multiparameter monitor, mechanical ventilator and infusion pump); to verify the relevance in the scientific world about pediatric intensive care unit noise through bibliometrics and to address the trinomial care technology - noise - implications on care. It’s an observational, exploratory, quantitative study, organized in three steps: Parameter collection and decibel meter calibration - data were based on the study by Salú, et al (2015) ; Data collection: 40 hours of discontinued observation (8am to 16pm) on different days for a period two months using two decibel meters; Data processing: An Excel spreadsheet was created for the database and data analysis was performed with the help of Microsoft Office Excel 2010 and Program R, organized into graphs and tables. 61% of the alarms corresponded to the mechanical ventilator; Bed E had the lowest standard deviation (SD = 2.945) and the highest median (69.5dBA). Even by removing the E bed from the analysis, there is a significant difference (p
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