The CSPS endorses all measures to reduce the risk of noise and distraction in the perioperative period. (Adopted 10.8.13)
- ECRI: Judgment Call: Smartphone Use In Hospitals Requires Smart Policies
- ACS: Too Much Background Noise in the Operating Room Can Impair Communication Among Surgical Team Members
- Distraction: an assessment of smartphone usage in health care work settings
- As Doctors Use More Devices, Potential for Distraction Grows
- AANA Position Statement on Mobile Device Use
- AORN Position Statement on Noise in the Perioperative Practice Setting
- APSF: OR Distractions and Professional Liability
- AST: Guidelines on Mobile Devices
- AST: Guidelines on Alarm Management