Michael Patkin's
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Publication history, Reflections & comments
Hospital design - an
ergonomic debacle
Planning the OR - Powerpoint+notes
Decrease planning mistakes in the OR
What surgeons want in the design of their
operating rooms
What nurses want in the design of their operating rooms
A planning method which improves communication
between architects and users of their
plans
Checklist for contents of an OR
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The design of hospitals, and in particular that of Operating Rooms (ORs) remains a problem.
Architects often do not know the details of the work done in them, and what the functional requirements are.
Surgeons and nurses both complain bitterly about the shortfalls of design when given the chance.
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