In an article that first appeared in the IHEA’s Healthcare Facilities magazine, a look, by an Australian air filtration specialist, at some of the key considerations for the effective design of operating theatre ventilation systems.
In an article that first appeared in the September 2017 issue of Healthcare Facilities, the magazine of the Institute of Healthcare Engineering Australia (IHEA), Kristian Kirwin, BEng (Mechanical), national engineering manager, and Shannon Roger, B.Ed, national marketing and IT/communications manager, of supplier of air filtration systems, equipment, and consumables, Airepure Australia, discuss ‘important design considerations relating to air filtration options within operating theatres’.
There are many types of operating theatres within hospitals and healthcare facilities – all of which require a suitable ‘final stage of air filtration’ that is dependent on facility purpose and healthcare requirements. Air filtration options for operating theatres include individual HEPA modules, laminar flow, and UCV (ultra clean ventilation) systems. This article will focus on some important design considerations relating to these air filtration options within operating theatres.
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