Hospital Delivery Rooms Isolation of Potential Pathogenic Bacteria from the Air

This study aimed to investigate the hygienic conditions of the air at delivery and nursing rooms at some hospital located in Kartoum district Sudan. Bacterial infections still play considerable role in diseases in Sudan. Air is not a suitable medium…

Materials Management in Health Care Magazine

Department managers who are responsible to purchase and manage health care supplies and equipment must turn to Materials Management in Health Care to study the cost-effective purchase, management and use of supplies, equipment and resources. Materia…

How to Reduce Exposure Risk in the Operating Room

The purpose of this article is to evaluate and recommend current best practices related to safe handling of sharp instruments in reducing transmission of blood borne pathogens, specifically HIV, in the operating suite. The information in this paper …

Hospital Operating Room Planning : analyzing strategies and problem settings

Operating room planning is a complex task which has to consider many aspects such as surgeon scheduling, operating team scheduling (included anaesthetic personnel), patient related information, (i.e. estimated operating time, priority and diagnosis)…

Health Care Operating Rooms Evaluation as Wet/Dry Locations

A key area of debate in the most recent revision cycle of NFPA 99, Health Care Facilities has been the topic of electrical environments in hospital operating rooms and whether they need to be classified as a wet location or dry location. This study …

Hybrid Operating Room Design and Implementation

The design and implementation of hybrid operating rooms is a complex multidisciplinary process. The significant investment in these operating suites requires productive and efficient utilization. The advantages of these suites for the vascular surge…

Diesel Design International Magazine February 2011 Issue

Diesel Progress International Edition covers the products, technology and industry news in the on-highway, off-highway, stationary and marine industries. Primary readers include design, specifying and purchasing engineers at the original equipment a…

Free Medical Design Briefs Magazine January 2011 Issue

Medical Design Briefs features exclusive coverage of the latest medical and bio-medical innovations from NASA, its industry partners, and other major players in medical R&D worldwide. Current Headline : Speedier Brain Scans, New Microscope Reco…

Manufacturing Efficiency Guide Book - DBA Manufacturing

…iscovered clear patterns of behavior among companies that achieve success and those that fail to get results. We share those discoveries with you in this guide so that you can benefit from our experience. Table of Content : - Introduction - How to B…

Cards & Payments Magazine

… “how-to” guidance including how to increase profit without increasing interest rates; how to attract and retain new members and merchants; how to penetrate new credit and debit card markets; how to apply database and segmented marketing …