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Occupational exposure to noise in maxillofacial operating theatres: an initial prospective study
Brian Diaz Tay1, I S Prabhu2, C H S Cousin3
1Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Royal Blackburn Hospital, Haslingden Road, Blackburn BB2 3HH.
Abstract:
Exposure to excessive noise could impair surgical performance and communication, and lead to long-term hearing loss, but it is only recently that studies on occupational exposure to noise in operating theatres have been published. The aim of this prospective study was to assess mean and peak levels of noise during maxillofacial operations. We found that both were comparable to those in other surgical specialties such as orthopaedics in which power tools are used.

