7
Views
0
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Original Articles

Air-Borne Particles in a Laminar Air Flow Recovery Room for Kidney and Heart Transplant Patients

Pages 47-51 | Published online: 04 Jun 2010
 

Abstract

Air filtration in a laminar air flow hospital room (LAFR) reduced the quantity of electrostatically precipitated dust to 20.8% of that in prefiltered air and to 24.7% of the amount present in a normal room. Eight metals were found in the LAFR dust whereas prefiltered and normal room dust had 10 and 13 respectively. NaCl was the only crystalline compound identified in the LAFR air whereas SiO2 and CaSO4 • 2H2O were in all other samples analyzed. No viruses or microorganisms were isolated from the LAFR dust.

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.