Sale operatorie. Studio dei fenomeni di inquinamento fisico, chimico e microbiologico

Vengono descritte le attività di ricerca teoriche e sperimentali inerenti allo studio dei fenomeni di inquinamento fisico, chimico e microbiologico nelle sale operatorie ai problemi di ipotermia del paziente ad al comfort termoigrometrico per il personale

Ventilation systems and thermal conditions in operating rooms

A survey on the microclimate in Palermo city using the public transport system

This work presentes the results of an extensive survey on the microclimate in Palermo city using the public transport system

Efficacia ed efficienza dei protocolli di pulizia e disinfezione in sale operatorie

Ventilation Problems in Heritage Buildings

The control of indoor conditions in heritage buildings, such as castles or museums, is of paramount importance for the proper preservation of the artworks kept in. As heritage buildings are often not equipped with HVAC systems, it is necessary to provide proper interventions and measures with the aim of monitoring and controlling indoor physical parameters. Moreover, another requirement should be achieved in such buildings, that is the maintenance of the safety conditions in presence of visiting people. This work reports the results of a survey carried on a hall of a historical palace, aimed to assess an useful correlation between CO2 concentration and occupancy levels.

UN APPARATO SPERIMENTALE PER LO STUDIO DEI FENOMENI DI INQUINAMENTO FISICO, CHIMICO E MICROBIOLOGICO IN SALE OPERATORIE

The study of the urban microclimate by means of public transport systems

Thermo-hygrometric comfort in hospital rooms conditioned by means of a primary air system and ceiling radiant panels

In this work the first results of experimental research are described, which began in the 2006 summer season and is still underway, on the performance of a primary air system integrated with radiant ceiling panels that runs in the hospital rooms in the maternity ward of the Maggiore Hospital of Bologna. The choice of this kind of environment is based the fact that there is more and more attention toward literature on comfort standards that must be guaranteed in the hospital environment, due to the presence of typically weak users, both from the clinical and psychological point of view. The performance of the air conditioning system is taken into account in relation to the conditions of comf…

A Proposed Methodology to Control Body Temperature in Patients at Risk of Hypothermia by means of Active Rewarming Systems

Hypothermia is a common complication in patients undergoing surgery under general anesthesia. It has been noted that, during the first hour of surgery, the patient’s internal temperature (Tcore) decreases by 0.5–1.5°C due to the vasodilatory effect of anesthetic gases, which affect the body’s thermoregulatory system by inhibiting vasoconstriction. Thus a continuous check on patient temperature must be carried out. The currently most used methods to avoid hypothermia are based on passive systems (such as blankets reducing body heat loss) and on active ones (thermal blankets, electric or hot-water mattresses, forced hot air, warming lamps, etc.). Within a broader research upon the environment…

A survey on the thermal conditions experienced by a surgical team

The complex environment of the operating theatre is shared by a group of people having highly different needs: on one side, there is a surgical team whose work may last many hours and, on the other, an anaesthetized patient often subject to liquid infusion. Up to now, little consideration has been given to the different needs of the surgical team who may be affected according to their positions with respect to the scialytic lamp and their particular task. Clothing influences the comfort of the surgical team to a considerable degree: in fact, in some surgery (orthopaedics, neurosurgery and so on), surgeons and assistants must wear paper overalls beneath non-breathable plastic overalls and p…