Noise and hospital stay.
American Journal of Public HealthPublished 1 July 1976Open access
Daniel Fife, Eedward rappaport
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Length of hospital stay for simple cataract surgery was compared retrospectively for a period of construction noise and for two similar periods without construction noise.
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Length of hospital stay for simple cataract surgery was compared retrospectively for a period of construction noise and for two similar periods without construction noise. Hospital stay was significantly longer during the period of construction.
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Results appear to be in good agreement with findings reported in the literature, provided that as regards the present study the influence of two simultaneously occurring stressors is taken into account: exposure to noise, and the fact that the subjects were confronted with an unfamiliar laboratory situation.