Applied patent RFID systems for building reacting HEPA air ventilation system in hospital operation rooms

Journal of Medical Systems

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 3399-3405

  Lin, Jesun ^a,b   Pai, Jar Yuan ^a   Chen, Chih Cheng ^a  

^a CHUNG SHAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHANGHUA CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

HEPA ventilation system; Hospital; Indoor air quality; Operation room; RFID

Indexed keywords

AIR CONDITIONING; AIR QUALITY; AMBIENT AIR; CONFERENCE PAPER; EMERGENCY SURGERY; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; MEDICAL STAFF; OPERATING ROOM; RADIOFREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION; VENTILATOR;

AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; COMPUTER SYSTEMS; CROSS INFECTION; OPERATING ROOMS; PILOT PROJECTS; RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION DEVICE; TAIWAN; VENTILATION;

EID: 84867856033     PISSN: 01485598     EISSN: 1573689X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10916-011-9800-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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