O ruído da unidade de terapia intensiva neonatal após a implementação de programa educativo

Tsunemi, Miriam Harumi; Kakehashi, Tereza Yoshiko; Pinheiro, Eliana Moreira

doi:10.1590/s0104-07072012000400007

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“…5,21 Embora se reconheça que a enfermagem ocupe posição--chave no contexto de uma unidade de terapia intensiva neonatal, é importante salientar que a implementação de estratégias para minimizar o NPS requer o esforço de toda a equipe multiprofissional, com a participação dos dirigentes. 22 Um hospital pode criar toda uma nova UTIN ou reformar completamente uma já existente e, ainda assim, não obter melhorias no ambiente, se a cultura do ruído permanecer inalterada. 23…”

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Measurement of Acoustic Noise Levels in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

Santana¹,

Silva²,

Silva³

et al. 2015

REME: Revista Mineira De Enfermagem

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RESUMOA Unidade de Terapia Intensiva Neonatal (UTIN) é um ambiente cercado de pessoas e equipamentos com alarmes acústicos, sendo necessária a verificação do nível de ruídos e que os profissionais envolvidos tenham consciência dos efeitos nocivos que estes possam trazer para a equipe e os recém-nascidos. O objetivo deste estudo foi quantificar os ruídos sonoros existentes em uma UTIN. Trata-se de estudo descritivo, transversal, com abordagem quantitativa. Para a coleta de dados foi aferido o nível de pressão sonora no ambiente por meio de um sonômetro. Observouse que o valor médio dos decibéis encontrados foram Lmin = 48.5 dBA e Lmax = 90.9 dBA. Esses valores foram superiores ao recomendado pela ABNT e pela OMS, demonstrando necessidade de medidas urgentes e sistemáticas para o controle e redução do nível de pressão sonora na UTIN. O desenvolvimento de programas educativos de sensibilização, novas estratégias de capacitação da equipe multiprofissional e adoção de equipamentos que produzam menos ruídos são algumas medidas que possibilitarão a diminuição do nível de pressão sonora dentro dessa unidade. Palavras-chave:The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) is an environment filled with people and equipment with acoustic alarms. Measurement of acoustic noise levels in the NICU is important to raise awareness of the harmful effects of noise on neonates and NICU workers. The aim of this study was to measure acoustic noise levels in NICUs. This is a descriptive, cross-sectional, quantitative study. Noise levels were measured in NICUs with a precision sound-level meter. The mean minimum decibel level (Lmin) was 48.5 dBA, and the mean maximum decibel level (Lmax) was 90.9 dBA. These values are higher than recommended by the ABNT and the WHO. This indicates a need for urgent and systematic measures to control and reduce sound levels in the NICU. Some of these measures include implementing awareness-raising educational initiatives, developing new training approaches for the multidisciplinary team, and having policies to purchase less-noisy equipment.

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Measurement of Acoustic Noise Levels in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

Santana¹,

Silva²,

Silva³

et al. 2015

REME: Revista Mineira De Enfermagem

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“…Some studies have been conducted in order to gain awareness on the perception of professionals working in the NICU and parents of hospitalized NBs, with respect to the existing noise in these environments, 28 and for implementing educational programs 29 in these places; their authors suggested the implementation of awareness raising programs.…”

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Newborn physiological responses to noise in the neonatal unit

Cardoso

Kozlowski

Lacerda

et al. 2015

Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology

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“…Much of the noise inside the incubator comes from sources outside the incubator. So, although the average noise level in the most modern NICUs is around 62 dBA [19], the tests performed in NICUs show that the outside noise to the incubator reach levels of 80.4 dBA vs. 79.1 dBA inside [20,21], despite the educational programs carried out for noise reduction.…”

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“…Due to the high noise in NICUs, many researchers propose measures to tackle this problem, such as the proper design of the NICU to minimize background noise [32], implementing an educational noise reduction program [20,33,34] or earmuffs as a measure to improve sleep efficiency, thus increasing the quiet sleep time [35].…”

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The Importance of Noise Attenuation Levels in Neonatal Incubators

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Background: It is known that high noise levels can be harmful to preterm infants, causing physiological and psychological disorders. It is also known that premature babies spend a lot of time in an incubator. In this sense, many studies show that incubator noise levels can range from 45 to 70 dB. However, these differences in noise levels depend, fundamentally, on the wide range of methodology that can be used. This study aims to know the levels of noise from a fan in the incubator itself and how much it can isolate the noises coming from the outside. Methods: For this purpose, the noise levels of three incubators were measured within a sound-dampened booth for free-field audiometry. For the emission of acoustic energy, a pink noise generator was used; likewise, two microphones were placed, one inside the incubator cabin and the other outside, to determine the acoustic insulation levels of the tested incubators. Results: The incubators produced equivalent continuous sound pressure levels between 53.5 and 58 dB. Acoustic insulation analysis showed that levels varied from one incubator to another, between 5.2 and 10.4 dB. Conclusions: It is necessary to improve the acoustic insulation inside the incubator cabin and to reduce the noise levels of the motor fan. On the other hand, although the incubators are meeting the noise criteria set out in the IEC60601-2-19: 2009 standard of 60 dBA, under normal use conditions, they are still far from the limit recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics (45 dBA).

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O ruído da unidade de terapia intensiva neonatal após a implementação de programa educativo

Cited by 8 publications

References 24 publications

Measurement of Acoustic Noise Levels in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

Measurement of Acoustic Noise Levels in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

Newborn physiological responses to noise in the neonatal unit

The Importance of Noise Attenuation Levels in Neonatal Incubators

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