RT journal article
T1 Characterizing the acoustic environment in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
A1 Hernández Molina, Ricardo
A1 Beira Jiménez, Juan Luis
A1 Rodríguez Montaño, Víctor Manuel
A1 Fernández Zacarías, Francisco
A1 Bienvenido-Huertas, David
A1 Lubián López, Simón Pedro
A1 Cueto Ancela, José Luis
A2 Ciencias y Técnicas de la Navegación y Construcciones Navales
A2 Ingeniería Eléctrica
A2 Ingeniería Mecánica y Diseño Industrial
A2 Máquinas y Motores Térmicos
A2 Materno-Infantil y Radiología
K1 noise
K1 acoustic environment
K1 NICU
AB In this work, noise sources were studied in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) by evaluating the noise from various sources, including the influence of the work of the NICU staff. The objective was to evaluate the acoustic quality in the usual conditions in NICU rooms and inside incubators by monitoring the noise in both environments, and then data were processed using artificial neural networks. Although some types of noise were accurately classified in this way, the lack of uniformity of their sound spectra, their simultaneity, and concomitance hindered the unequivocal interpretation of some results with the classification models. After analyzing the results, it can be affirmed that the alarms of equipment had a remarkable influence on the acoustic environment. Other important influences also appeared due to the conversations of the staff, the use of the telephone, and the hauling of equipment and furniture.
PB Elsevier
SN 0003-682X
YR 2020
FD 2020
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10498/30347
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10498/30347
LA eng
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Cádiz
RD 10-nov-2026