Cairo consensus on the IVF laboratory environment and air quality: report of an expert meeting

REPRODUCTIVE BIOMEDICINE ONLINE

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Mortimer, D.¹  Cohen, J.²  Mortimer, S. T.¹  Fawzy, M.³  McCulloh, D. H.⁴  Morbeck, D. E.⁵  Pollet-Villard, X.⁶  Mansour, R. T.⁷  Brison, D. R.⁸  Doshi, A.⁹  Harper, J. C.¹⁰  Swain, J. E.¹¹  Gilligan, A., V¹² 

[1] Oozoa Biomed, Box 93012 Caulfeild Village, W Vancouver, BC V7W 3G4, Canada

[2] ART Inst Washington, 3 Regent St,Suite 301, Livingston, NJ 07039 USA

[3] IbnSina Hosp, Ibnsina & Banon IVF Ctr, El Aref Squeer 123456, Sohag, Egypt

[4] NYU, Langone Med Ctr, NYU Fertil Ctr, New York, NY 10016 USA

[5] Fertil Associates, Private Bag 28901, Auckland 1051, New Zealand

[6] Ctr AMP Nataliance, Lab Medibio, 551 Ave Jacqueline Auriol, F-45770 Saran, France

[7] Egyptian IVF ET Ctr, 3 St 161 Maadi Gardens, Cairo 11431, Egypt

[8] Manchester Univ NHS Fdn Trust, St Marys Hosp, Dept Reprod Med, Manchester M13 9WL, Lancs, England

[9] Embryol & Acad Ltd, 85 Walden Rd, Saffron Walden CB10 2LG, Essex, England

[10] UCL, Inst Womens Hlth, Gower St, London WC1E 6BT, England

[11] Colorado Ctr Reprod Med, 10290 RidgeGate Circle, Lone Tree, CO 80124 USA

[12] Alpha Environm Inc, 11 Ackerman Ave, Emerson, NJ 07630 USA

关键词: Air quality;    Infection control;    Laboratory design;    Quality management;    Volatile organic compounds;   

DOI  :  10.1016/j.rbmo.2018.02.005

来源: Elsevier

【 摘 要 】

This proceedings report presents the outcomes from an international Expert Meeting to establish a consensus on the recommended technical and operational requirements for air quality within modern assisted reproduction technology (ART) laboratories. Topics considered included design and construction of the facility, as well as its heating, ventilation and air conditioning system; control of particulates, micro-organisms (bacteria, fungi and viruses) and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) within critical areas; safe cleaning practices; operational practices to optimize air quality while minimizing physicochemical risks to gametes and embryos (temperature control versus air flow); and appropriate infection-control practices that minimize exposure to VOC. More than 50 consensus points were established under the general headings of assessing site suitability, basic design criteria for new construction, and laboratory commissioning and ongoing VOC management. These consensus points should be considered as aspirational benchmarks for existing ART laboratories, and as guidelines for the construction of new ART laboratories. (C) 2018 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd on behalf of Reproductive Healthcare Ltd.

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