Comparison of operating room ventilation systems in the protection of the surgical site

ASHRAE Transactions

Volumn 108 PART 2, Issue , 2002, Pages 3-15

  Memarzadeh, Farhad ^a   Manning, Andrew P ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^b Flomerics Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR CONDITIONING; BACTERIA; IMPURITIES; LAMINAR FLOW; OPERATING ROOMS; THERMAL PLUMES;

SURGICAL SITES;

VENTILATION;

EID: 0036459751     PISSN: 00012505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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