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Detection of air and surface contamination by SARS-CoV-2 in hospital rooms of infected patients

Nature Communications, 2020
Here, the authors sample air and surfaces in hospital rooms of COVID-19 patients, detect SARS-CoV-2 RNA in air samples of two of three tested airborne infection isolation rooms, and find surface contamination in 66.7% of tested rooms during the first ...
Po Ying Chia, Kristen K Coleman, Sean W Ong   +2 more
exaly   +2 more sources

Measuring SARS‐CoV‐2 aerosolization in rooms of hospitalized patients

Laryngoscope Investigative Otolaryngology, 2022
Objective Airborne spread of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‐CoV‐2) remains a significant risk for healthcare workers. Understanding transmission of SARS‐CoV‐2 in the hospital could help minimize nosocomial infection.
Kenneth Yan, Jing Lin, Shaley Albaugh, Meredith Yang, Esther Wang, Thomas Cyberski, Mustafa Fatih Abasiyanik, Kristen E. Wroblewski, Michael O'Connor, Allan Klock, Avery Tung, Sajid Shahul, Dinesh Kurian, Savaş Tay, Jayant M. Pinto   +14 more
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What can be expected to be seen in a Neurology ward? Eleven-year experience in a Brazilian university hospital

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, 2021
Background: Neurological disorders are significant causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide. However, data about general neurological inpatient admissions in Brazil is limited.
Daniel Gabay MOREIRA, Enedina Maria Lobato de OLIVEIRA, Fernando Morgadinho dos Santos COELHO, Henrique Ballalai FERRAZ, Silvio FRANCISCO, Vanderci BORGES, Denis Bernardi BICHUETTI   +6 more
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Effect of transportation method on preoperative anxiety in children: a randomized controlled trial [PDF]

Korean Journal of Anesthesiology, 2020
Background This study was performed to evaluate the effect of a wagon as a transport vehicle instead of the standard stretcher car to reduce children’s anxiety of separation from parents.
Sun-Hong Park, Sanghee Park, Seongheon Lee, Jeong Il Choi, Hong-Beom Bae, Youngwook You, Seongtae Jeong   +6 more
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Hospitalized Patients’ Sleep Quality Compared Between Multioccupancy Rooms and Single-Patient Rooms

HERD: Health Environments Research & Design Journal, 2023
Objectives: To evaluate patients’ sleep quality in a former hospital with two-and four-bedded rooms compared to a new hospital that incorporated evidence-based design features, including exclusively single-patient rooms (SPRs). Background: Hospitalized patients often report poor sleep quality due to both patient-related factors and hospital ...
Laura Schafthuizen, Erwin Ista, Marianne van der Heijden, Liesbeth van Heel, Jill Maben, Joost van Rosmalen, Casper H. J. van Eijck, Monique van Dijk   +7 more
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Are There Bad ICU Rooms? Temporal Relationship between Patient and ICU Room Microbiome, and Influence on Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus Colonization

mSphere, 2022
The gut microbiome of an individual can shape the local environmental surface microbiome. We sought to determine how the intensive care unit (ICU) patient gut microbiome shapes the ICU room surface microbiome, focusing on vancomycin-resistant ...
Daniel E. Freedberg, Miles Richardson, Mary Nattakom, Jacky Cheung, Elissa Lynch, Philip Zachariah, Harris H. Wang   +6 more
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Prospective evaluation through questionnaires of the emotional status of cancer patients in the waiting rooms of a department of oncology [PDF]

Journal of Health and Social Sciences, 2016
Objective: The aim of this study is to better identify the prevailing emotions and feelings of cancer patients during their stay in waiting rooms in a department of oncology.
Roberta Resega, Sheila Piva, Annalisa Bramati, Christian Lurati, Nicla La Verde, Marco Riva, Marina Chiara Garassino, Anna Moretti, Claudio Mencacci, Valter Torri, Gabriella Farina, Maria Chiara Dazzani   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

The role of the built environment and private rooms for reducing central line-associated bloodstream infections. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2018
Private hospital rooms are believed to offer some protective effect against hospital-acquired infections, including central line-associated bloodstream infections. Yet a recent meta-analysis found the evidence-base to be lacking from a policy perspective.
Liam O'Neill, Sae-Hwan Park, Frank Rosinia   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Clinical, humanistic and economic outcomes, including experiencing of patient safety events, associated with admitting patients to single rooms compared with shared accommodation for acute hospital admissions: a systematic review and narrative synthesis

BMJ Open, 2023
Objectives Assess the impact of single rooms versus multioccupancy accommodation on inpatient healthcare outcomes and processes.Design Systematic review and narrative synthesis.Data sources Medline, Embase, Google Scholar and the National Institute for ...
Andi Orlowski, Rachel Ashton, Wayne Smith, Duncan McPherson, Nicola Clarke, Alison Martin, Andrea Bertuzzi, Cassandra Springate   +7 more
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Analytical models to determine room requirements in outpatient clinics [PDF]

, 2012
Outpatient clinics traditionally organize processes such that the doctor remains in a consultation room while patients visit for consultation, we call this the Patient-to-Doctor policy (PtD-policy).
Boucherie, R.J., Hans, E.W., Houdenhoven, M. van, Hulshof, P.J.H., Ommeren, J.K. van, Vanberkel, P.T.   +5 more
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