Thermal comfort of the surgical staff in the operating room

Building and Environment

Volumn 81, Issue , 2014, Pages 37-41

  Van Gaever, R ^a   Jacobs, V A ^a,b   Diltoer, M ^c   Peeters, L ^d   Vanlanduit, S ^a  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

^d Critical Care Department Universitair ziekenhuis Brussel ^*  (Belgium)

Author keywords

Operating room; Standards and guidelines; Survey; Thermal comfort

Indexed keywords

AIR CONDITIONING; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; OPERATING ROOMS; SURGERY; SURVEYING; SURVEYS; THERMAL COMFORT;

INDOOR AIR QUALITY; INDOOR ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; PATIENT HEALTH; STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES; SURGICAL SITE INFECTIONS; TECHNICAL STANDARDS; THERMAL CONDITION; VENTILATION AND AIR CONDITIONING;

STANDARDS; OPERATING ROOMS;

AIR CONDITIONING; AIR QUALITY; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; GUIDELINE; HEATING; INDOOR AIR; RISK ASSESSMENT; STANDARD (REGULATION); SURVEY; VENTILATION; BUILDING; HEALTH WORKER; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

BELGIUM;

EID: 84903463604     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2014.05.036     Document Type: Article

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