Latest Laminar Disruption Evidence -- Stunning

Here is yet more clear evidence from the Northumbria orthopedic team, of forced-air warming units disrupting protective laminar flow ventilation. The tracer bubbles are neutrally buoyant, which is to say they follow the air currents of the room. Notice the laminar flow working properly with conductive fabric warming. Then watch the stunning evidence of forced-air waste heat mobilizing air from the dirty floor and sending it right up into the surgical site, contaminating it. The evidence speaks for itself: as hot air rises, so does risk.

The Northumbria orthopedic team has set up their own blog to show their findings. With patient safety in mind, they have compiled excellent research and the visual evidence is stunning. To access their blog, click on the following link: www.northumbriaorthopaedics.blogspot.com