Conversion of operating theatre from positive to negative pressure environment

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 371-378

  Chow, T T ^a   Kwan, A ^b   Lin, Z ^a   Bai, W ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNITED CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Airborne infection; Airflow performance; Operating theatre

Indexed keywords

AIR SAMPLING; AIRFLOW; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER MODEL; DISPERSION; ENVIRONMENT; EVALUATION; HOSPITAL SUBDIVISIONS AND COMPONENTS; HYPERBARIC CHAMBER; NEGATIVE PRESSURE ROOM; OPERATING ROOM; PERFORMANCE; SIMULATION;

AEROSOLS; AIR CONDITIONING; AIR MOVEMENTS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CROSS INFECTION; ENVIRONMENT, CONTROLLED; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; OPERATING ROOMS; PARTICULATE MATTER; VACUUM; VENTILATION;

EID: 33750570908     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2006.07.020     Document Type: Article

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