Numerical study of temperature-controlled airflow in comparison with turbulent mixing and laminar airflow for operating room ventilation

C Wang, S Holmberg, S Sadrizadeh - Building and Environment, 2018 - Elsevier
Operating room (OR) ventilation is crucial for reducing airborne bacteria-carrying particles
(BCPs) concentration and thus preventing post-operative infections. A variety of ventilation …

[HTML][HTML] Airborne particle dispersion to an operating room environment during sliding and hinged door opening

S Sadrizadeh, J Pantelic, M Sherman, J Clark… - Journal of infection and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Operating rooms (ORs) are usually over-pressurized in order to
prevent the penetration of contaminated air and the consequent risk of surgical site infection …

Influence of opening and closing process of sliding door on interface airflow characteristic in operating room

B Zhou, L Ding, F Li, K Xue, PV Nielsen, Y Xu - Building and environment, 2018 - Elsevier
Indoor air environment inside operating room (OR) is crucial for the success of surgical
operation. The opening and closing process of sliding door is very common in OR. In this …

[PDF][PDF] Numerical Assessment of a Novel Ventilation Strategy for Operating Rooms in Comparison with Turbulent Mixing and Laminar Air Flow

C Wang, S Sadrizadeh - The 15th Conference of the International …, 2018 - researchgate.net
Infectious airborne particles can cause surgical site infections (SSIs). SSIs cause
substantially increased morbidity and mortality as well as patients' sufferings. A well …