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VENTILATION FOR PROTECTION OF IMMUNE COMPROMISED PATIENTS.

Author(s) : MURRAY W. A.

Summary

HOSPITALIZED PATIENTS WITH SEVERE IMMUNE DEFICIENCIES ARE SUSCEPTIBLE TO INFECTIOUS DISEASES. ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS MUST BE MAINTAINED TO MINIMIZE EXPOSURE TO AIRBORNE SPREAD OF INFECTIOUS AGENTS FROM HUMAN AND ENVIRONMENTAL SOURCES. A NEW UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL WAS DESIGNED WITH ENGINEERING CONTROLS FOR PROTECTION OF IMMUNE BONE MARROW TRANSPLANT COMPROMISED (BMT) PATIENTS. THE CONTROL MEASURES INCLUDED: A SEALED BUILDING, TWO STAGE FILTRATION OF ALL INCOMING AIR, POSITIVE ROOM PRESSURIZATION, POINT OF USE HIGH EFFICIENCY FILTRATION, AND AIRFLOW CONTROLS ON BMT ROOMS. WITH APPROPRIATE AIR FILTRATION, PRESSURIZED SEALED ROOMS AND INCREASED ROOM AIR CHANGE RATES, THE INVESTIGATION INDICATES THAT AIRBORNE MICROBES CAN BE CONTROLLED IN MODERN HOSPITALS BY OTHER MEANS THAN LAMINAR FLOW DESIGN.

Details

  • Original title: VENTILATION FOR PROTECTION OF IMMUNE COMPROMISED PATIENTS.
  • Record ID : 1989-1106
  • Languages: English
  • Publication date: 1988
  • Source: Source: ASHRAE Trans.
    vol. 94; n. 1; 1185-1192; 4 fig.; 6 ref.; discuss.
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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