Optimal ventilation strategy for multi-bed hospital inpatient wards: CFD simulations using a genetic algorithm
2024
Indoor and Built Environment
Journal Article
Issue 4
Volume 33
Pages 658-674
Author(s): Satheesan, M. K., Tsang, T.-W., Mui, K.-W., Wong, L.-T.
Added November 2023
Considerations for mental healthcare facility design in Indian context
2023
Design for Health
Journal Article
Issue 3
Volume 7
Pages 326-347
Author(s): Sarkar, A., Niyogi, J. G.
Added November 2023
Building water quality commissioning in healthcare settings: Reducing Legionella and water contaminants utilizing a construction scheduling method
2023
Buildings
Journal Article
Issue 10
Volume 13
Pages 2533
Author(s): Scanlon, M. M., Gordon, J. L., Reynolds, K. A.
Added November 2023
A systematic approach to evidence-based design for measurable health and wellness outcomes: Curating and translating evidence to practice
2024
HERD: Health Environments Research & Design Journal
Journal Article
Issue 1
Volume 17
Pages 17-29
Author(s): Harris, D., Baker, E., Svacina, J., Funderburk, L.
Added November 2023
A challenge to the evidence behind noise guidelines for UK hospitals
2023
Occupational Medicine
Journal Article
Issue 8
Volume 73
Pages 507-511
Author(s): Hampton, T., Everett, S., Goldsmith, E., Lee, P. J.
Added November 2023
Effect of the spatial form of outpatient buildings on energy consumption in different climate zones in China
2023
PLOS ONE
Journal Article
Issue 11
Volume 18
Pages 1-21
Author(s): Yang, J., Zhang, Q.
Added November 2023
Designing for community engagement: User-friendly refugee wellness center planning process and concept, a health design case study
2023
BMC Health Services Research
Journal Article
Issue 1232
Volume 23
Pages 1-10
Author(s): Solomon, E., Joa, B., Coffman, S., Faircloth, B., Altshuler, M., Ku, B.
Added November 2023
A review on factors related to patient comfort experience in hospitals
2023
Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition
Journal Article
Issue 125
Volume 42
Pages 1-19
Author(s): Tian, Y.
Added November 2023
Optimizing floor plans of accessible restrooms in elderly long-term care facilities: A path planning approach
2023
Architectural Engineering and Design Management
Journal Article
Author(s): Yuan, H., Shen, X.
Research demonstrates that diminished core strength and mobility can make it difficult for the elderly using wheelchairs or walkers (EUWW) to navigate confined restroom spaces. Ensuring adequate room to maneuver within restrooms can support the independence and self-esteem of EUWW and reduce the physical workload of caregivers.
Added November 2023
Modernisation of hospital buildings built in the 20th century in the context of architectural, functional and operational problems
2023
Architectus
Journal Article
Issue 74
Volume 2
Pages 59-57
Author(s): Przesmycka, N., Strojny, R., Życzyńska, A.
Added November 2023
Impacts of developing indoor environmental quality on patients' health and occupants' productivity in hospital buildings
2023
Civil Engineering and Architecture
Journal Article
Issue 4
Volume 11
Pages 1719-1748
Author(s): Elsharkawi, H., Eldin Eleishy, A. M. S., Hegazy, I. R.
Added November 2023
Indoor environmental quality optimisation model for institutional care rooms of elderly people
2023
Buildings
Journal Article
Issue 10
Volume 13
Pages 1-22
Author(s): Cubukcuoglu, C., Cilasun Kunduraci, A., Asadollahi Asl Zarkhah, S.
Added November 2023
Creating the ICU of the future: Patient-centred design to optimise recovery
2023
Critical Care
Journal Article
Author(s): Tronstad, O., Flaws, D., Patterson, S., Holdsworth, R., Fraser, J. F.
Added November 2023
Implementing a new birthing room design: A qualitative study with a care provider perspective
2023
BMC Health Services Research
Journal Article
Issue 1122
Volume 23
Pages 1-11
Author(s): Goldkuhl, L., Tistad, M., Gyllensten, H., Berg, M.
Added November 2023
Effects of operating room size on surgical site infection following lumbar fusion surgery
2019
International Journal of Spine Surgery
Journal Article
Issue 5
Volume 13
Pages 423-428
Author(s): Salmons, H. I., Lendner, M., Divi, S. N., Dworkin, M., Mckenzie, J., Tarazona, D., Gala, Z., Lendner, Y., Woods, B., Kaye, D., Savage, J., Kepler, C., Kurd, M., Hsu, V., Radcliff, K., Rihn, J., Anderson, G., Hilibrand, A., Vaccaro, A., Schroeder, G.
Added November 2023
Role of operating room size on air quality in primary total hip arthroplasty
2023
The Journal of Arthroplasty
Journal Article
Issue 5
Volume 38
Pages 935-938
Author(s): Derry, K. H., Sicat, C. S., Shen, M., Davidovitch, R. I., Schwarzkopf, R., Rozell, J. C.
Added October 2023
The effect of operating room size on orthopaedic surgical site infection rates
2021
Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
Journal Article
Issue 23
Volume 29
Pages 1009-1016
Author(s): Tantillo, T., Petrone, B., Stapleton, E., Frane, N., Matai, P., Lutsky, L., Schilling, M., Armellino, D., Katsigiorgis, G., Bitterman, A.
Added October 2023
Larger operating rooms have better air quality than smaller rooms in primary total knee arthroplasty
2023
Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery
Journal Article
Issue 10
Volume 143
Pages 6335-6338
Author(s): Shen, M., Sicat, C. S., Schwarzkopf, R., Slover, J. D., Bosco, J. A., Rozell, J. C.
Added October 2023
Chapter 14 - Redesigning the operating room for safety
2024
Handbook of Perioperative and Procedural Patient Safety
Book Section
Author(s): Fassbinder, M., Abernathy, J. H., Sanchez, J. A., Higgins, R. S. D., Kent, P. S.
Added October 2023
Evaluating mortality and hospital room design after high-risk inpatient surgery
2022
Journal of the American College of Surgeons
Journal Article
Issue 5
Volume 235
Pages S31
Author(s): Mead, M., Ibrahim, Andrew M.
Added October 2023