Environmental Issues in Managing Asthma
Environmental Issues in Managing Asthma This paper summarizes available evidence on the current practices for managing environmental issues with patients who have asthma and highlights many of the recommendations of the National Asthma Education and Prevention Program’s Expert Panel Report 3 (NAEPP), Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Asthma. Full reference of the article: Diette […]
Modeling of aerosol transmission of airborne pathogens in ICU rooms of COVID 19 patients with acute respiratory failure
Simulations of aerosol dispersion due to COVID-19 patients in ICU rooms The COVID-19 pandemic has generated many concerns about cross-contamination risks, particularly in hospital settings and Intensive Care Units (ICU). Virus-laden aerosols produced by infected patients can propagate throughout ventilated rooms and put medical personnel entering them at risk. Experimental results found with a schlieren […]
Aerosol persistence in relation to possible transmission of SARS-CoV-2
How to judge the dangers of aerosol transmission of the Coronavirus? Transmission the Coronavirus may occur through exhaled aerosol droplets from infected humans. There is still much controversy over whether aerosol transmission is important as a route of transmission. By measuring and modeling the dynamics of exhaled respiratory droplets, the authors assess the relative contribution […]
Risk of aerosol transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in cardiovascular care
Can Aerosol Transmission of the Coronavirus be dangerous in Clinical Solutions ? IAQS wants to highlight this interesting study. The authors measured the time for which small aerosol particles generated by a person exercising on a training bike persist in the air in an outpatient cardiology clinic. Aerosol persistence times were observed to vary greatly with the ventilation […]
Effectiveness of Air Purifiers in Intensive Care Units :<br>an intervention study
Effectiveness of Air Purifiers in Intensive Care Units :an intervention study Effectiveness of Air Purifiers in Intensive Care Units :an intervention study Effectiveness of Air Purifiers in Intensive Care Units :an intervention study Effectiveness of Air Purifiers in Intensive Care Units : an intervention study IAQS wants to highlight this interesting interventional study evaluating the indoor […]
Repeated transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in an overcrowded Irish emergency department elucidated by whole-genome sequencing.
Repeated transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in an overcrowded Irish emergency department elucidated by whole-genome sequencing. IAQS wants to highlight this interesting article which describes an investigation, using whole-genome sequencing, of the transmission of SARS-CoV-2 on two wards leading back to the Emergency Department (ED). Although the ED had good ventilation and single rooms patients had still […]