In the repeated interventions carried out by the authors in the healthcare sector [1-4] (hospitals, outpatient clinics and clinics), including assistance facilities (residences for the elderly and outpatient medical offices) the problem of so-called hospital or nosocomial infections has always been reported to the team by the medical and nursing staff. Starting from an age-old experience of sanitization of confined environments, achieved by the authors by using a 4.0 machine, for the production of gaseous ozone and UVC rays [8], it was required to the team to extend the benefits achieved to the healthcare sector. This goal was possible by generating a dedicated approach, for an effective action to combat this serious problem of global significance. The machine mentioned was conceptualized, designed and developed by the authors by specific Engineering 4.0 methodologies, meaning with this term the use of all Engineering technologies, techniques, software, tools, and devices characterizing the fourth industrial revolution.

Fighting Hospital Infections with Engineering 4.0

Mosca R.;Mosca M.;Revetria R.;Briatore F.
2023-01-01

Abstract

In the repeated interventions carried out by the authors in the healthcare sector [1-4] (hospitals, outpatient clinics and clinics), including assistance facilities (residences for the elderly and outpatient medical offices) the problem of so-called hospital or nosocomial infections has always been reported to the team by the medical and nursing staff. Starting from an age-old experience of sanitization of confined environments, achieved by the authors by using a 4.0 machine, for the production of gaseous ozone and UVC rays [8], it was required to the team to extend the benefits achieved to the healthcare sector. This goal was possible by generating a dedicated approach, for an effective action to combat this serious problem of global significance. The machine mentioned was conceptualized, designed and developed by the authors by specific Engineering 4.0 methodologies, meaning with this term the use of all Engineering technologies, techniques, software, tools, and devices characterizing the fourth industrial revolution.
2023
978-3-031-16280-0
978-3-031-16281-7
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