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Abstract This study investigated the influence of medical equipment on contaminant levels in the sterile field of an operating room (OR) equipped with unidirectional downflow (UDF). Nitrous oxide (N2O) tracer… Click to show full abstract
Abstract This study investigated the influence of medical equipment on contaminant levels in the sterile field of an operating room (OR) equipped with unidirectional downflow (UDF). Nitrous oxide (N2O) tracer gas was used to simulate constant emission both inside and outside the operating field. Medical equipment positioned above the sterile field consisted of two surgical lights and one fluoroscopy imaging device. This study compared the effect of different configurations of the equipment layout on the contaminant levels at several points in the proximity of a simulated patient. The air samples in the case without medical equipment had significantly lower (p
Journal Title: Building and Environment
Year Published: 2019
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