Ultraviolet radiation and air contamination during total hip replacement
(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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- Carlsson, Åsa S ; Nilsson, Björn ; Walder, Mats LU and Österberg, Kaj
- organization
- publishing date
- 1986
- type
- Contribution to journal
- publication status
- published
- subject
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- Journal of Hospital Infection
- volume
- 7
- issue
- 2
- pages
- 176 - 184
- publisher
- Elsevier
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- pmid:2871081
- scopus:0022607824
- ISSN
- 0195-6701
- DOI
- 10.1016/0195-6701(86)90061-7
- language
- English
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- yes
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