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Assessment of indoor air quality at a university hospital using CFD and GIS

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recommendations! Published in 2025 at "International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology"

DOI: 10.1007/s13762-024-06329-6

Abstract: Because the air conditioning systems in hospital operating rooms, which are among the most difficult work environments in the healthcare sector, require a certain level of quality in the settings, their installation, operation, maintenance, and… read more here.

Keywords: quality; operating room; air; air quality ... See more keywords

Airborne particle emission rates and doses received in operating rooms from surgical smoke

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recommendations! Published in 2019 at "Building and Environment"

DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2019.01.044

Abstract: Abstract The surgical smoke is commonly generated by electrosurgery, i.e. by the heat-producing device used in operating rooms for cutting tissues and coagulating small blood vessels through the use of high-frequency electrical current. Health effects… read more here.

Keywords: particle emission; particle; operating rooms; surgical smoke ... See more keywords

Surgical case scheduling with sterilising activity constraints

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recommendations! Published in 2019 at "International Journal of Production Research"

DOI: 10.1080/00207543.2018.1521015

Abstract: In this paper, we study a real scheduling problem which consists in scheduling a set of elective surgical cases requiring surgical instruments and tools in several operating rooms. The objectives are to minimise the overtime… read more here.

Keywords: surgical case; unit; scheduling sterilising; operating rooms ... See more keywords
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Strategies for improvement of blood consumption management in the operating rooms: experts´ suggestions

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recommendations! Published in 2021 at "Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives"

DOI: 10.1080/20009666.2021.1955449

Abstract: ABSTRACT Background: In operating rooms, blood product wastage occurs with various reasons especially over-demand ordering during elective surgeries. Consequently, it imposes a heavy financial burden on health system. Therefore, managing blood consumption in the operating… read more here.

Keywords: operating rooms; consumption management; blood consumption; blood ... See more keywords

O-344 KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, AND PRACTICES CHEMICAL RISKS AMONG OPERATING ROOMS STAFF IN TUNISIAN HOSPITALS

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recommendations! Published in 2024 at "Occupational Medicine"

DOI: 10.1093/occmed/kqae023.1280

Abstract: Chemicals are extensively used in operating rooms (OR). Our aim was to assess knowledge, attitudes, and practices of OR staff concerning chemical risks (CR). Descriptive, cross-sectional, multicenter survey conducted for OR staff in 2023 over… read more here.

Keywords: attitudes practices; knowledge attitudes; knowledge; operating rooms ... See more keywords

HealthStack: Providing an IoT Middleware for Malleable QoS Service Stacking for Hospital 4.0 Operating Rooms

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recommendations! Published in 2022 at "IEEE Internet of Things Journal"

DOI: 10.1109/jiot.2022.3160633

Abstract: Healthcare 4.0 is a new concept that originates from the evolution of hospitals due to technological advances in medical activities. Nowadays, more and more doctors and healthcare administrators require real-time data analysis obtained from sensors… read more here.

Keywords: time; middleware; operating rooms; service ... See more keywords

Workflow Analysis in Operating Rooms: A System-Theoretic Approach

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recommendations! Published in 2024 at "IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering"

DOI: 10.1109/tase.2023.3325038

Abstract: Improving workflow efficacy in operating rooms (ORs) is of significant importance for hospital management. Safe delivery of surgical procedures, better utilization of staff and medical resources, as well as enhanced efficiency and satisfactory patient outcome… read more here.

Keywords: system; theoretic approach; analysis; operating rooms ... See more keywords
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Measuring patient safety climate in operating rooms: Validation of the Spanish version of the hospital survey on patient safety.

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recommendations! Published in 2020 at "Health services management research"

DOI: 10.1177/0951484820943598

Abstract: OBJECTIVE The measurement of patient safety climate within hospitals, and specifically in operating rooms is a basic tool for the development of the patient's safety policy. There are no validated Spanish versions of instruments to… read more here.

Keywords: safety; survey; patient safety; operating rooms ... See more keywords

Surgical counting interruptions in operating rooms

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recommendations! Published in 2024 at "BMC Nursing"

DOI: 10.1186/s12912-024-01912-1

Abstract: Operating rooms are complex working environments with high workloads and high levels of cognitive demand. The first surgical count which occurs during the chaotic preoperative stage and is considered a critical phase, is a routine… read more here.

Keywords: first surgical; counting interruptions; surgical count; surgical counting ... See more keywords

Enhancing patient safety: identifying fall risks during patient transfers in operating rooms

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recommendations! Published in 2025 at "BMC Health Services Research"

DOI: 10.1186/s12913-025-12750-5

Abstract: Transfers within operating rooms present significant risks to patient safety, with falls potentially leading to serious consequences for both patients and staff. The aim of this study is to explore the factors contributing to falls… read more here.

Keywords: patient transfers; patient safety; transfers operating; operating rooms ... See more keywords

Investigating the concentration and health risk assessment of bioaerosols in the surgery centers and hospital operating rooms of Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences

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recommendations! Published in 2024 at "Occupational Medicine"

DOI: 10.18502/tkj.v16i3.16872

Abstract: Introduction: Due to the special conditions in operating rooms, infection control is important to maintain health. So, the aim of this study was to survey of air exchange rate/changes per hour (ACH) and health risk… read more here.

Keywords: risk assessment; risk; health risk; operating rooms ... See more keywords