Ep 166: How Elevated Ambient Noise in the OR Impacts Health & Safety

It’s something outside people might never think about but ambient noise can have a direct impact on the health of CRNAs and the safety of the patients. Many people working in operating rooms don’t realize the effect that elevated noise levels can have and there might be different reasons for that. But we wanted to bring Marianne Cosgrove, CRNA, DNAP, APRN, PhD, onto the show to tell us more about the research she’s done in this area and what she’s found.   Read more: http://beyondthemaskpodcast.com    About our guest: https://medicine.yale.edu/profile/marianne_cosgrove/    Get the CE certificate here: https://beyondthemaskpodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Beyond-the-Mask-CE-Cert-FILLABLE.pdf   What we discuss in this episode: 2:06 – Welcome in our guest today 4:15 – Where did this interest come from?  6:45 – Sharon’s background in this subject  7:56 – Her study 13:27– Sound levels in the OR 15:43 – Return on the surveys 18:35 – Other survey findings 20:00 – Other contributors to the noise  22:42 – CRNAs reaction to this 26:41 – Patient safety 29:54 – How to mitigate the noise  34:44 – Lightning Round