July 1, 2013

OR noise levels linked with increased risk for error

By: OR Manager
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Noise in the OR, whether it is the sound of loud equipment, talkative team members, or music, is a patient and surgical safety factor that can affect the processing of auditory information by surgeons and other members of the OR team, finds a study.

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