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Ultraviolet radiation and air contamination during total hip replacement

Carlsson, Åsa S ; Nilsson, Björn ; Walder, Mats LU and Österberg, Kaj (1986) In Journal of Hospital Infection 7(2). p.176-184
Abstract
Ultraviolet (uv) radiation of the operating room was assessed bacteriologically in an open randomized study of 30 total hip procedures. Volumetric air-sampling demonstrated that the number of colony forming units (cfu m-3) were significantly reduced (P less than 0.001) by uv light, both close to the wound and in the periphery of the operating room. No adverse effects of the uv-irradiation were observed either in the patients or the staff. In operating rooms fitted with a 'zonal ventilation' system and with an air change rate of about 70 h-1, the addition of uv irradiation during surgery may achieve 'ultra clean' air. However, in conventionally ventilated operating rooms uv-irradiation alone is probably not sufficient to do so.
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Journal of Hospital Infection
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0195-6701
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10.1016/0195-6701(86)90061-7
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  abstract     = {{Ultraviolet (uv) radiation of the operating room was assessed bacteriologically in an open randomized study of 30 total hip procedures. Volumetric air-sampling demonstrated that the number of colony forming units (cfu m-3) were significantly reduced (P less than 0.001) by uv light, both close to the wound and in the periphery of the operating room. No adverse effects of the uv-irradiation were observed either in the patients or the staff. In operating rooms fitted with a 'zonal ventilation' system and with an air change rate of about 70 h-1, the addition of uv irradiation during surgery may achieve 'ultra clean' air. However, in conventionally ventilated operating rooms uv-irradiation alone is probably not sufficient to do so.}},
  author       = {{Carlsson, Åsa S and Nilsson, Björn and Walder, Mats and Österberg, Kaj}},
  issn         = {{0195-6701}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{2}},
  pages        = {{176--184}},
  publisher    = {{Elsevier}},
  series       = {{Journal of Hospital Infection}},
  title        = {{Ultraviolet radiation and air contamination during total hip replacement}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0195-6701(86)90061-7}},
  doi          = {{10.1016/0195-6701(86)90061-7}},
  volume       = {{7}},
  year         = {{1986}},
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