AIR CONDITIONING IN OPERATING ROOMS AND INFECTION CONTROL – A REVIEW

AIR CONDITIONING IN OPERATING ROOMS AND INFECTION CONTROL – A REVIEW

ABSTRACT: This bibliographic survey in data banks such as MEDLINE, LILACS, SCIELO, Ministry of Health, among others aims at identifying what makes air conditioners a source of environmental contamination. The air is contaminated by particles which transport microorganisms. The sources of particles i...

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Main Authors: May Socorro Martinez Afonso, Adenicia Custodia Silva e Souza, Anaclara Ferreira Veiga Tipple, Eliene Aparecida Machado, Eliane Alves Lucas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Goias 2006-04-01
Series:Revista Eletrônica de Enfermagem
Online Access:http://revistas.ufg.emnuvens.com.br/fen/article/view/933
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spelling doaj-dd2a096812a3497a9e5d3ad706fec3eb2021-07-02T03:36:53ZengUniversidade Federal de GoiasRevista Eletrônica de Enfermagem1518-19442006-04-018110.5216/ree.v8i1.933932AIR CONDITIONING IN OPERATING ROOMS AND INFECTION CONTROL – A REVIEWMay Socorro Martinez Afonso0Adenicia Custodia Silva e Souza1Anaclara Ferreira Veiga Tipple2Eliene Aparecida Machado3Eliane Alves Lucas4Faculdade de EnfermagemFaculdade de EnfermagemFaculdade de EnfermagemFaculdade de EnfermagemFaculdade de EnfermagemABSTRACT: This bibliographic survey in data banks such as MEDLINE, LILACS, SCIELO, Ministry of Health, among others aims at identifying what makes air conditioners a source of environmental contamination. The air is contaminated by particles which transport microorganisms. The sources of particles include patients and surgical staff. The control of the temperature, relative humidity, pressure, number of changes of air accomplished per hour, clothes, traffic, number of people in the rooms, maintenance and cleaning of the system of conditioned air of surgical centers are major factors for the reduction of the number of microorganisms in the environment of operating rooms. KEY WORDS: Operating room; Hospital infection; Air conditioning.http://revistas.ufg.emnuvens.com.br/fen/article/view/933
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Eliene Aparecida Machado
Eliane Alves Lucas
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Adenicia Custodia Silva e Souza
Anaclara Ferreira Veiga Tipple
Eliene Aparecida Machado
Eliane Alves Lucas
AIR CONDITIONING IN OPERATING ROOMS AND INFECTION CONTROL – A REVIEW
Revista Eletrônica de Enfermagem
author_facet May Socorro Martinez Afonso
Adenicia Custodia Silva e Souza
Anaclara Ferreira Veiga Tipple
Eliene Aparecida Machado
Eliane Alves Lucas
author_sort May Socorro Martinez Afonso
title AIR CONDITIONING IN OPERATING ROOMS AND INFECTION CONTROL – A REVIEW
title_short AIR CONDITIONING IN OPERATING ROOMS AND INFECTION CONTROL – A REVIEW
title_full AIR CONDITIONING IN OPERATING ROOMS AND INFECTION CONTROL – A REVIEW
title_fullStr AIR CONDITIONING IN OPERATING ROOMS AND INFECTION CONTROL – A REVIEW
title_full_unstemmed AIR CONDITIONING IN OPERATING ROOMS AND INFECTION CONTROL – A REVIEW
title_sort air conditioning in operating rooms and infection control – a review
publisher Universidade Federal de Goias
series Revista Eletrônica de Enfermagem
issn 1518-1944
publishDate 2006-04-01
description ABSTRACT: This bibliographic survey in data banks such as MEDLINE, LILACS, SCIELO, Ministry of Health, among others aims at identifying what makes air conditioners a source of environmental contamination. The air is contaminated by particles which transport microorganisms. The sources of particles include patients and surgical staff. The control of the temperature, relative humidity, pressure, number of changes of air accomplished per hour, clothes, traffic, number of people in the rooms, maintenance and cleaning of the system of conditioned air of surgical centers are major factors for the reduction of the number of microorganisms in the environment of operating rooms. KEY WORDS: Operating room; Hospital infection; Air conditioning.
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