SPECIAL REPORT: REDUCING NOISE POLLUTION IN THE OPERATING ROOM
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Noise in the Operating Room:
https://www.healthdesign.org/chd/knowledge-repository/noise_operating_room%E2%80%94what_do_we_know_review_literature Assessment of Noise Pollution in the Operating Theatre:
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https://www.researchgate.net/publication/331563464_ASSESSMENT_OF_NOISE_POLLUTION_IN_OPERATING_THEATRE Background noise in the operating theatre can impair surgical team comprehension:
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https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/05/130510124558.htm Miscommunication: A Major Cause of Error:
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https://www.kqed.org/stateofhealth/22697/miscommunication-a-major-cause-of-medical-error-study-shows Effect of Noise in the Operating Theatre: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27810115
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Music Improves Surgical Performance: https://www.classicfm.com/music-news/classical-music-in-operations-makes-surgery-faster/
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Noise in the Operating Room: https://anesthesiology.pubs.asahq.org/article.aspx?articleid=1921569
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Noisy OR Linked to Communication Gaps:
https://www.mdedge.com/surgery/article/98123/general-surgery/noisy-or-linked-communication-gaps-surgical-site-infections 9
Surgical Errors on the Rise: https://www.hg.org/legal-articles/surgical-errors-on-the-rise-25594
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NHS Negligence Pay-outs Double: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/05/12/nhs-negligence-payouts-double-following-steep-rise-delays/
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Huge Surge in Stress Related Illness in the NHS:
https://www.itv.com/news/2019-05-02/huge-surge-in-stress-related-illness-in-the-nhs-as-staff-report-growing-anxiety-over-underfunding-and-understaffing/
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HSE Noise Regulations: https://www.hse.gov.uk/noise/regulations.htm
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Evaluation of Noise Levels: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5598129/
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NHS Staff Quitting Due to Burnout: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/jun/03/nhs-staff-quitting-due-to-burnout-and-bullying-report-says
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Operating Room Pressures: Surgeons Under Stress Make More Mistakes:
https://www.healtheuropa.eu/operating-room-surgeons-under-stress/89512/ 16
Hospitals Struggling to Afford Equipment
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/may/22/hospitals-struggling-to-afford-new-equipment-after-nhs-budget-cuts 17
A Noise Reduction Program in the Paediatric Operation Theatre:
https://journals.lww.com/annalsofsurgery/Citation/2014/05000/A_Noise_Reduction_Program_in_a_Pediatric_Operation.28.aspx 18
Noise Pollution Can Affect Patients, Staff Safety: https://bulletin.facs.org/2017/10/noise-and-distractions-in-the-or-can-affect-patient-staff-safety/
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Dominant Flex and Suction Pumps:
https://www.medelahealthcare.co.uk/solutions/professional-vacuum-solutions/surgical-airway-suction/dominant-flex-and-basic-suction-pumps 20
New Technical Solution to Minimise Noise Pollution: https://innovations.bmj.com/content/3/4/196
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