An indoor environment in a hospital building requires a high indoor air quality (IAQ) to
overcome patients' risks of getting wound infections without interrupting the recovery …

The ventilation system in an operating room (OR) plays a vital role in reducing the risk of
patients contracting an infection while undergoing a surgical procedure. The clean air …

In the operating room (OR), ventilation and thermal plumes can affect the distribution of
bacteria-carrying particles (BCPs). Especially in the operating microenvironment, the …

The present study examines the effect of medical staff's turning movements on particle
concentration in the surgical zone and settlement on the patient under single large diffuser …

During surgery, the release of bacterial-carrying particles (BCPs) by surgeons is one of the
major pollution sources in operating rooms (ORs), which may cause surgical site infection …

To effectively reduce high dust concentrations and keep clean air in fully mechanized rock
tunnelling faces in coal mine, this study carried out a research of dust suppression …

Thermal comfort conditions profoundly affect the occupants' health and productivity. A diffuse
ceiling ventilation system is an air distribution system in which the air is supplied to the …

Patient warming is an efficient approach to preventing hypothermia during surgeries.
Hypothermia increases the risk of postoperative infections, bleeding, transfusion demand …

A clean air environment in the operating area is an important factor in reducing
intraoperative infection, which is affected by medical staff and their dynamic behaviour. In …

In this research, possible methods to improve the air distribution patterns of an operating
room (OR) employing CFD method are investigated. Laminar airflow (LAF), turbulent airflow …