A bacteriological evaluation of laminar-flow systems for orthopaedic surgery.
J Hyg (Lond)
; 71(3): 559-64, 1973 Sep.
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| ID: mdl-4518355
An evaluation has been undertaken of the efficiency of laminar-flow ventilation in operating-rooms in which conventional operating-room clothing was used. It has been demonstrated that velocities in the region of 0.3-0.4 m./sec. will give maximum returns for effort in both down-flow and cross-flow systems. At this velocity the laminar-flow system, in terms of airborne bacteria measured at the wound site, was about 11 times more efficient using horizontal air-flow and 35-90 times more efficient using vertical air-flow than a plenum-ventilated operating-room.
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Asunto principal:
Quirófanos
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Aire Acondicionado
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Microbiología del Aire
Límite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Hyg (Lond)
Año:
1973
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Article
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Reino Unido