A General Pressure Relationships and Ventilation Rates of Ambulatory Surgery Area

Section 205 Section 205.TABLE A   General Pressure Relationships and Ventilation Rates of Ambulatory Surgery Area Area Designation Pressure Relationship to Adjacent Areas Minimum Total Air Changes per Hour Supplied to Room All Air Exhausted Directly to Outdoors Recirculated Within Room Units Procedure Room + 15 Optional No Examination Room 0 6 Optional Optional Recovery Room + 6 Optional Optional Medication Area + 4 Optional Optional Medical Imaging Room 0 6 Optional Optional Soiled Workroom or Soiled Holding - 10 Yes No Clean Workroom or Clean Holding + 4 Optional Optional Darkroom - 10 Yes No Toilet Room - 10 Yes No Janitors' Closet - 10 Yes No Sterilizer Equip. Rm. - 10 Yes No Linen and Trash Rm. - 10 Yes No Laboratory - 6 Optional Optional Soiled Linen Storage - 10 Yes No Clean Linen Storage + 2 Optional Optional Anesthesia Storage 0 8 Yes No Central Services Area Soiled Area - 6 Yes No Clean Area + 4 Optional Optional Equipment Storage 0 2 Optional Optional +    =    Positive -     =    Negative 0    =    Equal