THEATRE VENTILATION
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- 1 December 1978
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Elsevier in British Journal of Anaesthesia
- Vol. 50 (12) , 1257-1263
- https://doi.org/10.1093/bja/50.12.1257
Abstract
The ventilation rates of 23 operating theatres were tested randomly. These were found to vary widely from-design specifications (− 43 to +40%). One modern theatre was studied intensively for 6 months and the causes of poor ventilation determined. Preventative maintenance schemes are justified by a positive relationship with plant performance. The influence of theatre ventilation on contamination with anaesthetic agents and the medico-legal implications of poor theatre ventilation are discussed. There is a need for main duct airflow signals, displayed in theatre, to warn personnel of low levels of theatre ventilation.This publication has 0 references indexed in Scilit: