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Lans, J.L.A. (author), Mathijssen, N.M.C. (author), Bode, A. (author), van den Dobbelsteen, J.J. (author), van der Elst, M. (author), Luscuere, P (author)Background<br/>The operating room (OR) department is one of the most energy-intensive departments of a hospital. The majority of ORs in the Netherlands have an air-handling installation with an ultra-clean ventilation system. However, not all surgeries require an ultra-clean OR.<br/><br/>Aim<br/>To determine the effect of reducing the air change...journal article 2024
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Lans, J.L.A. (author), Mathijssen, N.M.C. (author), Bode, A. (author), van den Dobbelsteen, J.J. (author), van der Elst, M. (author), Luscuere, P (author)Background: Entrainment test methods are described in most European standards and guidelines to determine the protected area for ultra-clean ventilation (UCV) systems. New UCV systems, such as temperature-controlled airflow (TcAF) and controlled dilution ventilation (cDV) systems, claim the whole operating room (OR) to be ultra-clean. However,...review 2021