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Sample of sound pressure level data from a 3‐hour week day recording in intensive care unit (ICU)1 illustrating relationships between LA 90 (grey line), LA eq (black line), and LA max (red line). Data are mean ± SD. The shaded horizontal box represents the WHO (30–35 dBA) and US EPA (45 dBA) range for hospital noise.
