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    The document discusses operating room humidity levels. It notes that authoritative bodies like ASHE and ASHRAE recommend maintaining humidity levels at or below 20% in operating rooms to reduce the risk of surgical site infections. Proper humidity control is important as it lessens the spread of infectious diseases and prevents condensation. Hospitals carefully monitor and control humidity levels in operating rooms, adding dehumidification units and integrating cooling coils into the HVAC system.

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    The document discusses operating room humidity levels. It notes that authoritative bodies like ASHE and ASHRAE recommend maintaining humidity levels at or below 20% in operating rooms to reduce the risk of surgical site infections. Proper humidity control is important as it lessens the spread of infectious diseases and prevents condensation. Hospitals carefully monitor and control humidity levels in operating rooms, adding dehumidification units and integrating cooling coils into the HVAC system.

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    Operating Room Humidity Levels


    By Giovanni Badalamenti, eHow Contributor
    updated: December 13, 2010
    Most operating rooms are maintained at 60 degrees Fahrenheit or less. HEALTHSOUTH
    medical center, case study.

    High quality ventilation is an essential part of a patient's well-being. Health care facilities,
    especially operating rooms, require proper ventilation to lessen the risk of infection simply by
    breathing air-transmitted pathogens.

    Authoritative Body
    1. The American Society for Heathcare Engineering (ASHE) and the American Society of
    Heating, Refrigeration, and Air (ASHRAE) released a manual in 2008, outlining the
    design requirements to ensure high-quality ventilation. ASHE/ASHRAE standard 170-
    2008 was the first in the nation to specifically target ventilation requirements for heath
    care facilities.

    Humidity Effects
    2. To lessen the risk of surgical site infections, environmental conditions in the operating
    room must be controlled. Humidity and temperature are two of a multitude of factors
    involved in the spread of infectious diseases. Humidity also causes condensation to form
    on the ceiling, eye glasses and microscope lenses. This was the driving force for change.

    Humidity Standards
    3. In June 2010, ASHRAE Standard 170 Standing Committee changed the requirements for
    relative humidity levels in the operating rooms to 20 percent. Previous temperature and
    humidity levels were determined by each surgical team's preferences and ranged from 30
    percent to 72 percent.

    Oversight and Maintenance


    4. Operating room humidity levels are controlled by the plant operations manager and his
    staff. The appointees are hospital maintenance engineers with heating ventilating and air
    conditioning (HVAC) certification.

    Design Information
    5. The humidity levels are now controlled by adding a desiccant dehumidification unit to
    pre-condition ventilation air prior to mixing it to the return air from the operating room.
    Furthermore, cooling coils are integrated into the system prior to the desiccant unit to
    assist in the removal of moisture and lower the dew point.

    Read more: Operating Room Humidity Levels | eHow.com


    http://www.ehow.com/facts_7635236_operating-room-humidity-levels.html#ixzz1DByTnoM2

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