Influence of room ventilation settings on aerosol clearance and distribution

Br J Anaesth. 2021 Jan;126(1):e49-e52. doi: 10.1016/j.bja.2020.10.018. Epub 2020 Oct 23.

Authors

Nicolaas H Sperna Weiland¹, Roberto A A L Traversari², Jante S Sinnige³, Frank van Someren Gréve⁴, Anne Timmermans⁵, Ingrid J B Spijkerman⁴, Wessel Ganzevoort⁵, Markus W Hollmann³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Anaesthesiology, Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Electronic address: n.h.spernaweiland@amsterdamumc.nl.
² The Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research TNO, Delft, The Netherlands.
³ Department of Anaesthesiology, Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
⁴ Department of Medical Microbiology, Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
⁵ Department of Gynaecology, Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

No abstract available

Keywords: COVID-19; aerosol-generating procedures; air exchange rate; occupational safety; pressure hierarchy; room ventilation.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Aerosols / analysis*
COVID-19 / prevention & control
Environment, Controlled*
Humans
Occupational Exposure / prevention & control*
Occupational Exposure / standards*
Occupational Health / standards*
Ventilation / standards*

Substances

Aerosols