在儿科ENT手术室中对噪声暴露水平的评估
Leyn Shakhtour1, Sophia Song1, Nicklas C Orobello2
1Division of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, District of Columbia, USA.
概括
儿科耳鼻喉科的手术室噪音可能超过安全水平,从而危及外科医生和患者的听力损失. 实施降噪策略和定期监测对于保护听力至关重要.
科学领域:
- 听力学 听力学是指听力学.
- 职业健康 职业健康 职业健康
- 耳鼻喉科 耳鼻喉科 耳鼻喉科
背景情况:
- 在手术室 (OR) 中的手术声音可能会超过安全噪音暴露值.
- 这给医疗保健专业人员和患者带来了噪音引起的听力损失的风险.
研究的目的:
- 为了比较小儿耳鼻喉科手术过程中手术仪器的噪声强度.
- 为了评估外科医生和患者耳朵水平的噪音水平.
- 评估听力保护的质量改善措施的必要性.
主要方法:
- 在一个单一的三级护理中心进行了横截面研究.
- 使用在外科医生和患者耳朵水平处的音量计来测量噪音水平.
- 每5分钟收集一次数据,记录操作程序和仪器类型.
主要成果:
- 在62个手术病例中记录了242个噪音事件.
- 耳植入手术为患者产生了最高的噪音水平 (91.8 Lq Peak dB).
- 耳腔钻是患者最响亮的仪器,而电动微型钻机是外科医生最响亮的仪器.
结论:
- 耳鼻喉科或噪音水平经常超过安全值.
- 意识和缓解策略对于预防与噪音相关的听力损失至关重要.
- 质量改善措施,包括音量控制和分贝监控,可以帮助保护听力.
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