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MARCH 2024
In this edition . . .
You will find 38 new Knowledge Repository entries from March with links to summaries/abstracts. Download the current edition.
A word from the Research Team . . .
With the arrival of Spring, I am reminded of the traditional wards initiated by Florence Nightingale, which featured large windows allowing cross-ventilation and fresh air to create a therapeutic environment.
While these wards have been replaced by single patient rooms augmented by sophisticated HVAC and air management systems, the need for proper ventilation remains a crucial aspect of infection control and prevention.
This March, three new articles address ventilation in different ways. First, Xu and colleagues explore the use of a personalized air curtain and mixing ventilation on the dispersion of aerosols. Next, Ziegler and team studied the performance of unidirectional displacement flow ventilation in operating rooms to assess whether the turbulent airflow below surgical lights impaired the effects of the ventilation system. Finally, a group led by Jiang studied effective ventilation rates on long-range aerosol transmission.
While each of these studies is unique, they all add to the body of evidence supporting the need for clean, fresh air – just like Florence recommended.
Yolanda Keys, PhD, DHA, RN, NEA-BC, EDAC
CHD Research Associate
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