Resp Care
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health-care practitioners should be aware of how their equipment and practices can increase the patient's risk for noise-induced hearing loss. ⋯ We conclude that heated humidifiers produce lowest sound intensities at the lowest sound frequencies and, consequently, are most appropriate for use in the NICU.
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Recent evidence suggests that both pulse oximetry monitoring and oxygen (O2) therapy may be used inappropriately at times, implying the need for improved use of pulse oximetry by health-care providers. ⋯ Our experience suggest that implementing a uniform, clinically appropriate 'stop criterion' for low-flow O2 therapy in nonthoracic postoperative patients can shorten the duration of O2 therapy and reduce the number of SpO2 measurements without incurring additional complications.