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((Short description|Health care isolation technique wherein some air is forced in to prevent disease spread))
((use dmy dates |date=June 2020))
[[File: Negative Air Pressure.png|thumb|300px|The internal air is forced out so that negative air pressure is created pulling air passively into the system from other inlets.]]

'''Negative room pressure''' is an [[Isolation (health care)|isolation]] technique used in [[hospital]]s and medical centers to prevent cross-contamination from room to room.<ref name="camil">[http://www.filterair.info/articles/article.cfm/ArticleID/BC9AA829-30F8-4406-8FEE4A1E17574D6B/Page/1 Negative Room Pressure to Prevent Cross-Contamination], Clean Air Solutions, Camil Farr, ((Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160310214345/http://www.filterair.info/articles/article.cfm/ArticleID/BC9AA829-30F8-4406-8FEE4A1E17574D6B/Page/1 |date=2016-03-10 ))Retrieved 2010-03-10.</ref><ref>[http://www.engr.psu.edu/AE/iec/abe/control/isolation.asp Isolation Rooms & Pressurization Control] ((Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100304130200/http://www.engr.psu.edu/AE/iec/abe/control/isolation.asp |date=2010-03-04 )), Penn State Department of Architectural Engineering, © 2008 The Pennsylvania State University. Retrieved 2010-03-10.((dead link|date=March 2020))</ref> It includes a [[ventilation (architecture)|ventilation]]  that generates [[Pressure#Negative pressures|negative pressure]] (pressure lower than that of the surroundings) to allow air to flow into the isolation room but not escape from the room, as air will naturally flow from areas with higher pressure to areas with lower pressure, thereby preventing contaminated air from escaping the room. This technique is used to isolate patients with airborne [[contagious disease]]s such as: [[influenza]] (flu), [[measles]], [[chickenpox]], [[tuberculosis]] (TB), [[severe acute respiratory syndrome]] (SARS-CoV), [[Middle East respiratory syndrome]] (MERS-CoV), and [[coronavirus disease 2019]] (COVID-19).<ref>[http://www.airmontinc.com/negative-pressure.php Negative Pressure Isolation Rooms & Tuberculosis (TB) Isolation Rooms], AirMont Inc. Retrieved 2010-03-10. ((Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140117043524/http://www.airmontinc.com/negative-pressure.php |date=2014-01-17 ))</ref><ref>((cite journal |pmid = 15262397|year = 2004|last1 = Hoffman|first1 = P. N.|last2 = Weinbren|first2 = M. J.|last3 = Stuart|first3 = S. A.|title = A practical lesson in negative-pressure isolation ventilation|journal = The Journal of Hospital Infection|volume = 57|issue = 4|pages = 345–6|doi = 10.1016/j.jhin.2004.04.013))</ref>

==Mechanism==
[[File:Beth-El Industries Isolation chamber inside view.jpg|thumb|Inside view of a negative pressure isolation chamber for patients with contagious diseases.]]
[[File:Negative room.png|thumb|Schematic of a network of rooms where air (shown in blue) flows in one direction from the corridor into the negative pressure room (green). Exhaust air is safely removed from the area through a ventilation system.]]
[[vacuum|Negative pressure]] is generated and maintained in a room by a ventilation system that continually attempts to move air out of the room.  Replacement air is allowed into the room through a gap under the door (typically about one half-inch high). Except for this gap, the room is as airtight as possible, allowing little air in through cracks and gaps, such as those around windows, light fixtures and electrical outlets. Leakage from these sources can make it more difficult and less energy efficient to maintain room negative pressure.<ref name="camil"/>

Because generally there are components of the exhausted air such as chemical contaminants, microorganisms, or radioactive isotopes that would be unacceptable to release into the surrounding outdoor environment, the air outlet must, at a minimum, be located such that it will not expose people or other occupied spaces. Commonly it is exhausted out of the roof of the building. However, in some cases, such as with highly infections microorganisms in [[biosafety level 4]] rooms, the air must first be mechanically filtered or disinfected by ultraviolet irradiation or chemical means before being released to the surrounding outdoor environment. In the case of nuclear facilities, the air is monitored for the presence of radioactive isotopes and usually filtered before being exhausted through a tall exhaust duct to be released higher in the air away from occupied spaces.((cn|date=June 2022))

==Monitoring and guidelines==
((More citations needed section|date=March 2021))
In 2003, the CDC published guidelines on infection control, which included recommendations regarding negative pressure isolation rooms.<ref>((Cite web|url=https://www.cdc.gov/infectioncontrol/guidelines/environmental/background/air.html|title=Guidelines for Environmental Infection Control in Health-Care Facilities|last=CDC|first=Centers for Disease Control and Prevention|date=2003|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-04-17))</ref> Still absent from the CDC are recommendations of acute negative pressure isolation room monitoring. This has led to hospitals developing their own policies, such as the Cleveland Clinic. Commonly used methods for acute monitoring include the smoke or tissue test and periodic (noncontinuous) or continuous electronic pressure monitoring.

=== Smoke/tissue test ===
This test uses smoke or tissue paper to assess room pressurization. A capsule of smoke or a tissue is placed near the bottom of the door, if the smoke or tissue is pulled under the door, the room is negatively pressurized. The advantages of this test are that it is cost efficient and easily performed by hospital staff. The disadvantages are that it is not a continuous test and that it does not measure magnitude. Without a measure for magnitude, isolation rooms may be under- or over-pressurized, even though the smoke/tissue test is positive. A 1994 CDC recommendation stated TB isolation rooms should be checked daily for negative pressure while being used for TB isolation. If these rooms are not being used for patients who have suspected or confirmed TB but potentially could be used for such patients, the negative pressure in the rooms should be checked monthly.

=== Continuous electronic pressure monitoring ===
This test uses an electronic device with a pressure port in the isolation room and an isolation port in the corridor to continuously monitor the pressure differential between the spaces. The advantages of this type of monitoring are that the test is continuous and an alarm will alert staff to undesirable pressure changes. The disadvantages of this monitoring are that pressure ports can become contaminated with particulates which can lead to inaccuracy and false alarms, the devices are expensive to purchase and install, and staff must be trained to use and calibrate these devices because the pressure differentials used to achieve the low negative pressure necessitate the use of very sensitive mechanical devices, electronic devices, or pressure gauges to ensure accurate measurements.

==See also==
* ((annotated link|Air door))
* [[Airborne infection isolation room]]
* ((annotated link|Positive pressure enclosure))

==References==
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[[Category:Medical hygiene]]
[[Category:Infectious diseases]]
[[Category:Pressure]]
[[Category:Isolation (health care)]]

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