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AIR SUPPLY IN OPERATING THEATRES.

[In German. / En allemand.]

Author(s) : PRZYDROZNY S.

Type of article: Article

Summary

DISCUSSES REQUIREMENTS OF AIR CHANGE IN OPERATING THEATRES AND DESCRIBES THE FACTORS WHICH INFLUENCE IT. PROVIDES A DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF INVESTIGATIONS INTO AIR SUPPLYSYSTEMS FOR OPERATING THEATRES WITH DIFFERENT ARRANGEMENTS OF THE SUPPLY AND EXTRACT AIR OPENINGS: AIR SUPPLY VERTICALLY FROM THE CEILING, AT AN ANGLE FROM INCLINED PERFORATED CEILING PANELS AND HORIZONTALLY IN THE WALL. ILLUSTRATES AIRFLOWS, AIR TEMPERATURES AND AIR SPEEDS OVER THE OPERATING TABLE IN DIAGRAMS AND DISCUSSES THE FINDINGS. CONCLUDES THAT THE BEST AIR SUPPLY SYSTEM FOR OPERATING THEATRES HAS THE AIR OUTLET IN THE WALL AT THE PATIENT'S FEET AND SLIGHTLY ABOVE THE TABLE, WITH AIR EXTRACTION AT THE FLOOR AND THROUGH LIGHT FITTINGS OR THE CEILING. THE OPERATING TABLE SHOULD BE NO FURTHER THAN 1.5 M FROM THE WALL WITH THE SUPPLY AIR OUTLET. (INT. BUILD. SERV. ABSTR., GB., 26, N 2, 1991/03-04, 91-00432.

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  • Original title: [In German. / En allemand.]
  • Record ID : 1992-0767
  • Languages: German
  • Source: Gesund. Ing. - vol. 111 - n. 6
  • Publication date: 1990/12
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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