Effects of Surgical Staff Turning Motion on Airflow Distribution Inside a Hospital Operating Room | Zendy

Keng Yinn Wong | Zendy; Haslinda Mohamed Kamar | Zendy; Kamsah Nazri | Zendy; Sofia Norazam Alia | Zendy

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Effects of Surgical Staff Turning Motion on Airflow Distribution Inside a Hospital Operating Room

Author(s) -

Keng Yinn Wong,

Haslinda Mohamed Kamar,

Kamsah Nazri,

Sofia Norazam Alia

Publication year - 2019

Publication title -

evergreen

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.378

H-Index - 11

eISSN - 2432-5953

pISSN - 2189-0420

DOI - 10.5109/2321008

Subject(s) - airflow , distribution (mathematics) , motion (physics) , aeronautics , medicine , simulation , engineering , computer science , mechanical engineering , artificial intelligence , mathematics , mathematical analysis

This study aims to evaluate the influence of manikin's turning motion on the airflow field in an operating room. A simplified three-dimensional model of the operating room was developed using computational fluid dynamics method. The RNG k-ε turbulence model was used to predict the airflow distribution. The manikin movement was introduced using a user-defined function code. Results show that the bent-forearm and upright turnings of the manikin could increase the airflow velocity in the surgical zone by 35% and 23%, respectively.

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