Biomaterial Database

Noise in the orthopaedic operating theatre. 1995

R M Dodenhoff

Department of Orthopaedics, Royal United Hospital, Bath.

Little has been written about noise levels produced in operating theatres. The noise output of orthopaedic air tools is measured in this survey. At the levels found in this survey it is possible to exceed the safe levels of noise exposure in the workplace as recommended by the Health & Safety Executive although it is difficult to quantify the risk to hearing that this represents.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D009623	Noise, Occupational	Noise present in occupational, industrial, and factory situations.	Occupational Noise,Noises, Occupational,Occupational Noises
D009873	Operating Rooms	Facilities equipped for performing surgery.	Operating Room,Room, Operating,Rooms, Operating
D009985	Orthopedics	A specialty which utilizes medical, surgical, and physical methods to treat and correct deformities, diseases, and injuries to the skeletal system, its articulations, and associated structures.
D004739	England	A part of Great Britain within the United Kingdom.
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D013523	Surgical Equipment	Nonexpendable apparatus used during surgical procedures. They are differentiated from SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS, usually hand-held and used in the immediate operative field.	Equipment, Surgical,Equipments, Surgical,Surgical Equipments
D016273	Occupational Exposure	The exposure to potentially harmful chemical, physical, or biological agents that occurs as a result of one's occupation.	Exposure, Occupational,Exposures, Occupational,Occupational Exposures