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Operating room air delivery design to protect patient and surgical site results in particles released at surgical table having greater concentration along walls of the room than at the instrument tray

BACKGROUND: During the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, recommendations have included that personnel not involved in procedures releasing airborne contaminants reduce their exposure by moving >2 m away. We tested whether air particle concentrations in operating rooms (ORs) are greate...

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Autores principales: Wagner, Jennifer A., Dexter, Franklin, Greeley, Damon G., Schreiber, Kevin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc. Published by Elsevier Inc. 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7544698/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33039512
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2020.10.003