Noise Levels and Sleep in a Surgical ICU.

Sleep is disturbed in critically ill patients and is a frequently overlooked complication. The aim of our study is to evaluate the impact of sound levels in our surgical ICU on our patients' sleep on the first night of admission. The study was performed in a tertiary care university hospital, in a 12-bed surgical ICU.

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mortality of the elderly patient with a hip fracture.

Unlabelled: COVID-19 became a threat to the public health system, compromising the health of the population. Patients with hip fractures, due to their age and comorbidity, were high-risk patients in this pandemic. The purpose of this study was to observe how the pandemic affected the management of hip fractures in elderly patients.

Effectiveness of a visual noise warning system on noise levels in a surgical ICU: A quality improvement programme.

Background: The effects of noise are harmful to patients in the ICU environment, and the latter are particularly noisy places. High noise levels seem to be a factor in sleep disturbance, which can, in turn, result in increased morbidity.

Local Problem: High noise levels are a recognised problem in ICUs worldwide.