Ventilation strategies for mitigating airborne infection in healthcare facilities: a review and bibliometric analysis (1993 to 2022)

HY Kek, SBM Saupi, H Tan, MHD Othman… - Energy and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The prevalence and transmission of airborne infections pose significant challenges to public
health, leading to consequential negative impacts. Ventilation strategies are crucial in …

Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) studies on airborne transmission in hospitals: A review on the research approaches and the challenges

TW Tsang, KW Mui, LT Wong - Journal of Building Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
Airborne transmission has always been one of the contributors to healthcare-associated
infections (HAIs). Throughout the years, building researchers and medical experts have …

Why do ventilation strategies matter in controlling infectious airborne particles? A comprehensive numerical analysis in isolation ward

H Tan, KY Wong, MHD Othman, HY Kek… - Building and …, 2023 - Elsevier
A proper ventilation strategy in an isolation ward could promote better indoor air quality for
the occupants. This could also reduce the risk of immunocompromised patients contracting …

Does human movement-induced airflow elevate infection risk in burn patient's isolation ward? A validated dynamics numerical simulation approach

H Tan, KY Wong, MHD Othman, BB Nyakuma… - Energy and …, 2023 - Elsevier
An isolation ward requires a highly controlled and contamination-free environment since the
settling of bacteria-carrying particles (shed by medical staff) on patients' wounds could …

Controlling infectious airborne particle dispersion during surgical procedures: Why mobile air supply units matter?

H Tan, KY Wong, MHD Othman, HY Kek, WY Tey… - Building and …, 2022 - Elsevier
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 …

Particle dispersion for indoor air quality control considering air change approach: a novel accelerated CFD-DNN prediction

HY Kek, A Bazgir, H Tan, CT Lee, T Hong… - Energy and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) is a well-established tool to study fluid
dynamics and particle movement, while Artificial Neural Network (ANN) models offer …

Effects of medical staff's turning movement on dispersion of airborne particles under large air supply diffuser during operative surgeries

KY Wong, H Tan, BB Nyakuma, HM Kamar… - … Science and Pollution …, 2022 - Springer
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 …

Numerical assessment of ceiling-mounted air curtain on the particle distribution in surgical zone

H Tan, KY Wong, CT Lee, SL Wong… - Journal of Thermal …, 2023 - Springer
The airflow distribution in an operating room plays a vital role in preventing surgical site
infection by diluting and removing particles released by medical staff, lowering particle …

Would sneezing increase the risk of passengers contracting airborne infection? A validated numerical assessment in a public elevator

H Tan, MHD Othman, HY Kek, WT Chong, SL Wong… - Energy and …, 2023 - Elsevier
An elevator is a machine that vertically transports people between different levels of a
building. It is a typical confined space for contracting airborne diseases, such as coronavirus …

Systematic study on the relationship between particulate matter and microbial counts in hospital operating rooms

H Tan, KY Wong, BB Nyakuma, HM Kamar… - … Science and Pollution …, 2022 - Springer
In this study, a systematic procedure for establishing the relationship between particulate
matter (PM) and microbial counts in four operating rooms (ORs) was developed. The ORs …