Laboratory Research On Airborne Infection Control in Hospital Operating Rooms

Hospital operating rooms (ORs) are highly used facilities that are classified as having ultraclean environments. Yet, surgical site infections following surgical procedures pose a significant challenge in Norway and globally.1 Between 2018 and 2022, a comprehensive analysis of surgical data from Nor...

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Published inASHRAE journal Vol. 67; no. 5; pp. 32 - 40
Main Authors Harsem, Trond Thorgeir, Melikov, Arsen, Venås, Bård, Flaarønning, Haakon, Jablonskis, Marius, Mathisen, Hans Martin
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineers, Inc 01.05.2025
Subjects
Airborne infection
Boundary conditions
Design
Hospitals
Human subjects
Medical personnel
Medical research
Outdoor air quality
Process engineering
Research methodology
Simulation
Surgeons
Surgery
Surgical site infections
Ventilation
Norway
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Summary:Hospital operating rooms (ORs) are highly used facilities that are classified as having ultraclean environments. Yet, surgical site infections following surgical procedures pose a significant challenge in Norway and globally.1 Between 2018 and 2022, a comprehensive analysis of surgical data from Norway and 12 European Union member states revealed 19,680 postoperative surgical site infections (SSI).2This article explores the research performed in a cutting-edge hospital operating room in Norway and how it is being used to help reduce SSIs.
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ISSN:0001-2491
1943-6637