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Ventilation Strategies for Mitigating Airborne Infections in Healthcare Facilities: A Mini-Review and Bibliometric Analysis (1970 to 2021)
Preprints.org2023
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Hong Yee Kek,
Huiyi Tan,
Syahmi Bazlisyam Mohd Saupi,
Wahid Ali Hamood Altowayti,
Syahmi Bazlisyam Mohd Saupi,
Bemgba Bevan Nyakuma,
Bemgba Bevan Nyakuma,
Hong Yee Kek,
Hong Yee Kek,
Syie Luing Wong,
Huiyi Tan,
Syie Luing Wong,
Huiyi Tan,
Huiyi Tan,
Pei Sean Goh,
Huiyi Tan,
Pei Sean Goh,
Mohd Hafiz Dzarfan Othman
Huiyi Tan,
Mohd Hafiz Dzarfan Othman
Pei Sean Goh,
Keng Yinn Wong,
Huiyi Tan,
Hong Yee Kek,
Huiyi Tan,
Hong Yee Kek,
Bemgba Bevan Nyakuma,
Syahmi Bazlisyam Mohd Saupi,
Syahmi Bazlisyam Mohd Saupi,
Mohd Hafiz Dzarfan Othman
Hong Yee Kek,
Syie Luing Wong,
Mohd Hafiz Dzarfan Othman
Mohd Hafiz Dzarfan Othman
Mohd Hafiz Dzarfan Othman
Huiyi Tan,
Huiyi Tan,
Pei Sean Goh,
Keng Yinn Wong,
Keng Yinn Wong,
Bemgba Bevan Nyakuma,
Mohd Hafiz Dzarfan Othman
Hong Yee Kek,
Bemgba Bevan Nyakuma,
Hong Yee Kek,
Hong Yee Kek,
Mohd Hafiz Dzarfan Othman
Keng Yinn Wong,
Pei Sean Goh,
Mohd Hafiz Dzarfan Othman
Keng Yinn Wong,
Pei Sean Goh,
Mohd Hafiz Dzarfan Othman
Bemgba Bevan Nyakuma,
Huiyi Tan,
Pei Sean Goh,
Mohd Hafiz Dzarfan Othman
Syie Luing Wong,
Bemgba Bevan Nyakuma,
Bemgba Bevan Nyakuma,
Chia Hau Lee,
Bemgba Bevan Nyakuma,
Chia Hau Lee,
Bemgba Bevan Nyakuma,
Chia Hau Lee,
Pei Sean Goh,
Pei Sean Goh,
Keng Yinn Wong,
Bemgba Bevan Nyakuma,
Wahid Ali Hamood Altowayti,
Mohd Hafiz Dzarfan Othman
Wahid Ali Hamood Altowayti,
Mohd Hafiz Dzarfan Othman
Mohd Hafiz Dzarfan Othman
Keng Yinn Wong,
Keng Yinn Wong,
Mohd Hafiz Dzarfan Othman
Hong Yee Kek,
Adeb Qaid,
Adeb Qaid,
Mohd Hafiz Dzarfan Othman
Syie Luing Wong,
Bemgba Bevan Nyakuma,
Bemgba Bevan Nyakuma,
Keng Yinn Wong,
Pei Sean Goh,
Mohd Hafiz Dzarfan Othman
Keng Yinn Wong,
Nur Haliza Abdul Wahab,
Nur Haliza Abdul Wahab,
Syie Luing Wong,
Chia Hau Lee,
Nur Haliza Abdul Wahab,
Chia Hau Lee,
Keng Yinn Wong,
Arnas Lubis,
Nur Haliza Abdul Wahab,
Arnas Lubis,
Syie Luing Wong,
Keng Yinn Wong,
Syie Luing Wong,
Keng Yinn Wong,
Syie Luing Wong,
Keng Yinn Wong,
Keng Yinn Wong,
Chia Hau Lee,
Mohd Hafiz Dzarfan Othman
Summary
This mini-review and bibliometric analysis of ventilation research in healthcare facilities from 1970 to 2021 mapped publication trends and identified dominant research themes including airflow patterns, air change rates, and filter technologies, finding accelerating interest following COVID-19 in controlling airborne infection transmission.
Over the years, researchers have been developing different ventilation strategies as a potential solution for controlling infectious airborne transmissions in healthcare facilities. The effects of ventilation systems on airflow characteristics have been extensively discussed among researchers since SARS-CoV-2 outbreak in 2019. Based on a bibliometric study of 154 publications from 1970 to 2021 retrieved from the Web of Science (WoS) database, this paper examines the research landscape on the effects of ventilation strategies on airflow analysis in healthcare facilities. Results show that China is the most productive country due to its significant contributions to the top prolific authors and funding agencies, which have promoted the research development of the topic. Several research hotspots were identified through keyword co-occurrence analysis. Cluster 1 highlights the ventilation studies involving ventilation layouts and ventilation rates in healthcare facilities. Cluster 2 underlines the computational analysis of ventilation performance for reducing the exposure risk of occupants, which promotes the development of infection control measures. Cluster 3 strengthens the knowledge of the emission and dispersion characteristics of respiratory droplets in healthcare facilities. Overall, this paper highlights the future direction of the current research field other than identifying strategic collaborators and suitable publication outlets for interested researchers.