Airborne particle dispersion to an operating room environment during sliding and hinged door opening

• Главные авторы: Sasan Sadrizadeh (Автор), Jovan Pantelic (Автор), Max Sherman (Автор), Jordan Clark (Автор), Omid Abouali (Автор)
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• Опубликовано: Elsevier, 2018-09-01T00:00:00Z.
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Background: Operating rooms (ORs) are usually over-pressurized in order to prevent the penetration of contaminated air and the consequent risk of surgical site infection. However, a door-opening can result in the rapid disappearance of pressure and contaminants can then easily penetrate into the sur...