HVAC Control Systems for a Negative Air Pressure Isolation Room and Its Performance
2022
Sustainability
Journal Article
Issue 18
Volume 14
Pages 11537
Author(s): Hamdani, H., Sabri, F. S., Harapan, H., Syukri, M., Razali, R., Kurniawan, R., Irwansyah, I., Sofyan, S. E., Mahlia, T. M. I., Rizal, S.
Added August 2023
A CFD Study on the Design Optimization of Airborne Infection Isolation Room
2022
Mathematical Problems in Engineering
Journal Article
Volume 2022
Pages e5419671
Author(s): Le, T.-L., Nguyen, T. T., Kieu, T. T.
Added August 2023
Experimental Study on the Exposure Level of Surgical Staff to SARS-CoV-2 in Operating Rooms with Mixing Ventilation Under Negative Pressure
2022
Building and Environment
Journal Article
Author(s): Bi, Y., Aganovic, A., Mathisen, H. M., Cao, G.
Added August 2023
Designing a New Fast Solution to Control Isolation Rooms in Hospitals Depending on Artificial Intelligence Decision
2023
Biomedical Signal Processing and Control
Journal Article
Author(s): Khaled Ahmed, S., Mohammed Ali, R., Maha Lashin, M., Fayroz Sherif, F.
Added August 2023
The Effectiveness of the Anteroom (Vestibule) Area on Hospital Infection Control and Health Staff Safety: A Systematic Review
2022
Frontiers in Public Health
Journal Article
Author(s): Andalib, E., Faghani, M., Zia Ziabari, S. M., Shenagari, M., Salehiniya, H., Keivanlou, M. H., Rafat, Z.
Added August 2022
Relationship between Environmental Conditions and Nosocomial Infection Rates in Intensive Care Unit
2017
Medical Journal of Islamic World Academy of Sciences
Journal Article
Issue 1
Volume 25
Pages 15–18
Author(s): Şimşek, E. M., Grassie, S. S., Emre, C., Gevrek, S. Ç.
Due to the highly vulnerable state of the patients populating intensive care units (ICUs) and the health risks posed to healthcare providers working in ICUs, special attention must be given to the causes and effects of nosocomial infections within these areas.
Added June 2017
The impact of patient room design on airborne hospital-acquired infections
2017
Architectural Research Addressing Societal Challenges
Book Section
Author(s): Copeland, A., Sharag-Eldin, A.
Added March 2017
Secondary exposure risks to patients in an airborne isolation room: Implications for anteroom design
2016
Building and Environment
Journal Article
Author(s): Mousavi, E. S., Grosskopf, K. R.
Previous research has shown that negatively pressurized Airborne Infectious Isolation Rooms (AIIRs) can protect hospitals from fatal airborne pathogens such as tuberculosis. But this use of negative pressurization can simultaneously increase the chances of isolated patients contracting secondary infections, or healthcare-acquired infections (HAIs), caused by air blowing in from adjacent spaces. Research is needed to better assess the actual likelihood of secondary infections occurring in these scenarios so that steps can be taken to mitigate these risks.
Added December 2016
Physical Environment Provisions of USP “Pharmaceutical Compounding—Sterile Preparations”
2012
American Society for Healthcare Engineering
Journal Article
Author(s): Beebe, C.
USP <797> reports standards and policies for all physical environments in which compounded sterile preparations (CSPs) are prepared, packaged, and stored. The standards apply specifically to people who prepare CSPs and must take care to reduce the risk of contamination from their behaviors, hygiene, and clothing (i.e., garb). Clinical workers whose work lies within this realm must be individually trained and evaluated to maintain the standards and reduce microbial contamination that results from contact.
Added September 2014
Process Simulation during the Design Process Makes the Difference: Process Simulations Applied to a Traditional Design
2013
HERD: Health Environments Research & Design Journal
Journal Article
Issue 2
Volume 6
Pages 58-76
Author(s): Traversari, R., Goedhart, R., Schraagen, J. M.
Minimal evidence exists regarding the design implications of using process simulation to assist in the process of designing new operating room (OR) layouts. While the traditional design process for OR layout does incorporate the experiences and insights of users, functionality testing of the OR environment is usually conducted post occupancy.
Added September 2014
A decade of adult intensive care unit design: a study of the physical design features of the best-practice examples
2006
Critical Care Nursing Quarterly
Journal Article
Issue 4
Volume 29
Pages 282-311
Author(s): Rashid, M., Abushousheh, A.
This article reports a study of the physical design characteristics of a set of adult intensive care units (ICUs), built between 1993 and 2003. These ICUs were recognized as the best-practice examples by the Society of Critical Care Medicine, the American Association of Critical Care Nurses, and the American Institute of Architects.
Added July 2014
Life Safety Code Comparison
2013
American Society for Healthcare Engineering
Journal Article
Author(s): Crowley, M. A., Harper, J. E.
Added May 2014
Nurses’ Perception of Single-Occupancy Versus Multioccupancy Rooms in Acute Care Environments: An Exploratory Comparative Assessment
2006
Applied Nursing Research
Journal Article
Issue 3
Volume 19
Pages 118-125
Author(s): Chaudhury, H., Mahmood, A., Valente, M.
As people are living longer and the baby boomers age, the demand for hospital beds will increase. As new facilities are built to handle this influx of patients, the challenge for hospital designers and administrators is to design patient rooms that promote therapeutic goals, foster positive patient outcomes, and function as intensive care rooms. Recent research suggests that single-occupancy rooms are more suitable for infection control and patient care than multioccupancy rooms. However, no research has been done about nursing staff members’ perception of single-occupancy and multioccupancy patient rooms in acute care settings as it relates to patient care.
Added April 2014
Healthcare Environmental Terms and Outcome Measures: An Evidence-based Design Glossary
Author(s): Quan, X., Malone, E., Joseph, A., Pati, D.
Added October 2012
Designing for Patient Safety: Developing Methods to Integrate Patient Safety Concerns in the Design Process
Author(s): Joseph, A., Taylor, E. M. , Quan, X., Jelen, M.
Added October 2012
Critical Issues in Healthcare Environments
Author(s): Cohen, Uriel , Allison, David
Added October 2012
Building the evidence base for evidence-based design: Editors' introduction
2008
Environment and Behavior
Journal Article
Issue 2
Volume 40
Pages 147-150
Author(s): Zimring, C., Bosch, S.
Added October 2012
In California Hospitals, a design evolution for patients
2008
Pebble Project-Published Articles
Journal Article
Issue July 2008
Volume Los Angeles Times
Pages 1
Author(s): Zamosky, L.
Added October 2012
Hospital and community acquired infection and the built environment - design and testing of infection control rooms
2007
Journal of Hospital Infection [J. Hosp. Infect.].
Journal Article
Issue 2
Volume 65
Pages 43-49
Author(s): Walker, J.T., Hoffman, P., Bennett, A.M., Vos, M.C., Thomas, M., Tomlinson, N.
Added October 2012
Dispersion of exhaled droplet nuclei in a two-bed hospital ward with three different ventilation systems
2006
Indoor Air
Journal Article
Issue 2
Volume 16
Pages 111-128
Author(s): Qian, H., Li, Y., Nielsen, P.V., Hyldgaard, C.E., Wong, T.W., Chwang, A.T.Y.
Added October 2012
