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Article: Droplet generation due to two health care procedures

TitleDroplet generation due to two health care procedures
Authors
KeywordsDroplet
Infection transmission
Nebulizer therapy
Taking nasopharyngeal aspirates (NPA)
Issue Date2010
PublisherDongnan Daxue. The Journal's web site is located at http://dndxxb-e.periodicals.net.cn/
Citation
Journal Of Southeast University (English Edition), 2010, v. 26 n. 2, p. 274-278 How to Cite?
AbstractPreliminary experiments are carried out to characterize the droplets generated in two aerosol-generating health care procedures, i.e. taking nasopharyngeal aspirates (NPA) and nebulizer therapy. Glass slides and water-sensitive paper (WSP) are used to collect large droplets when taking NPA. Droplet stain-marks on glass slides are counted under a microscope, and then a size analysis is performed. During nebulizer therapy dust monitors are used to detect small droplets and droplet nuclei at different positions around the nebulizer and in the room. From the preliminary results it is found that taking NPA can stimulate coughing and generate large droplets. Nebulizers can generate more than tens of millions fine droplets ranging from 0.3 to 20 μm per minute, a large volume of which can escape from the holes on the nebulizer's facemask and disperse in the whole room. Droplets coagulate on the inner surface of the mask and the volunteer's face, suggesting a great possibility of drug solution contamination by patients' secretion during nebulizer therapy. © right.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/139350
ISSN
2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.148
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dc.contributor.authorXie, Xen_HK
dc.contributor.authorLi, Yen_HK
dc.contributor.authorSun, Hen_HK
dc.contributor.authorLiu, Len_HK
dc.date.accessioned2011-09-23T05:48:43Z-
dc.date.available2011-09-23T05:48:43Z-
dc.date.issued2010en_HK
dc.identifier.citationJournal Of Southeast University (English Edition), 2010, v. 26 n. 2, p. 274-278en_HK
dc.identifier.issn1003-7985en_HK
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dc.description.abstractPreliminary experiments are carried out to characterize the droplets generated in two aerosol-generating health care procedures, i.e. taking nasopharyngeal aspirates (NPA) and nebulizer therapy. Glass slides and water-sensitive paper (WSP) are used to collect large droplets when taking NPA. Droplet stain-marks on glass slides are counted under a microscope, and then a size analysis is performed. During nebulizer therapy dust monitors are used to detect small droplets and droplet nuclei at different positions around the nebulizer and in the room. From the preliminary results it is found that taking NPA can stimulate coughing and generate large droplets. Nebulizers can generate more than tens of millions fine droplets ranging from 0.3 to 20 μm per minute, a large volume of which can escape from the holes on the nebulizer's facemask and disperse in the whole room. Droplets coagulate on the inner surface of the mask and the volunteer's face, suggesting a great possibility of drug solution contamination by patients' secretion during nebulizer therapy. © right.en_HK
dc.languageengen_US
dc.publisherDongnan Daxue. The Journal's web site is located at http://dndxxb-e.periodicals.net.cn/en_HK
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Southeast University (English Edition)en_HK
dc.subjectDropleten_HK
dc.subjectInfection transmissionen_HK
dc.subjectNebulizer therapyen_HK
dc.subjectTaking nasopharyngeal aspirates (NPA)en_HK
dc.titleDroplet generation due to two health care proceduresen_HK
dc.typeArticleen_HK
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