A mobile laminar airflow unit to reduce air bacterial contamination at surgical area in a conventionally ventilated operating theatre

Prevalence of bacterial contamination in general operating theaters in selected hospitals in the Gaza Strip, Palestine

“…The microbiological contamination of the air in the operating room is generally considered a risk factor for SSIs, even during clean surgery [5,6]. Nevertheless, the greatest number of bacteria in an operating room originates from the health staff, usually because of surgical activities.…”

Testing the effectiveness of operating room ventilation with regard to removal of airborne bacteria

“…One method to measure the performance is either to use Petri dishes to sample deposition of bacteria during an operation, or to use a bacterial air sampler to measure the concentration of airborne bacteria [7][8][9]. This is a very direct way to evaluate risk, but because factors such as quality of clothing and procedures influence the result, this method is unsuited for comparison between systems in different hospitals.…”

Indoor air quality in university environments

“…The airborne microbial contamination can cause health problems and can also compromise the normal activities in the work environment, such as hospitals, dental offices, pharmaceutical, and cosmetics facilities and could affect the performance, morale, and productivity of staff (Cellini et al 2001;Katušin-Ražem et al 2003;Venkateswaran et al 2003;Pasquarella et al 2007). In this context, not monitoring the microbial contamination of indoor air environments could become a serious problem; therefore, a periodic microbial control of indoor air seems to be a useful and important tool of prevention.…”