Search Tag: noise in the ICU

ICU Management

The-night-in-the-icu-1

2020 11 Aug

An overview of the multiple characteristics of life overnight in a critical care ward, the relationships between caregivers, patients and family, and how this complex reality is embedded in an artificial and often unfriendly environment. Introduction Whether it is a matter of keeping on with the hard work - as day and night would...Read more

ICU Management

Noise-in-the-intensive-care-unit-where-does-it-come-from-and-what-can-you-do-about-it

2019 30 May

Practical measures and interventions to reduce noise levels in the ICU and to improve the patient experience. The intensive care unit (ICU) is known to be noisy and is getting louder (Busch-Vishniac et al. 2007). Despite several trials, no interventions have been able to reduce noise levels by a meaningful amount (Li et al. 2011; Boyko...Read more