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. 2021 May 27;108(5):e203-e204.
doi: 10.1093/bjs/znab059.

Noise in the operating theatre

T Hampton  1   2 , S Everett  3 , S Sharma  1 , M Krishnan  1
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Noise in the operating theatre

T Hampton et al. Br J Surg. .
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Noise recordings in operating theatre across 4 days Recordings were made from Tuesday 13 to Friday 16 October 2020. LAeq, 15 min (logarithmic average over 15 min); LA90, 15 min (logarithmic average 90% of time over 15 min); LAFmax (loudest peak throughout recording period).
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