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ABSTRACT
ROMANI, T.K. Lighting in Surgery Centers in Cuiabá: Case Study 2013. 153 p.
Dissertation (Master in Enviromental Engeneering and Building) – School of
Architecture, Engeneering and Technology, Federal University of Mato Grosso,
Cuiabá, 2013.
To ensure safety in surgery, in addition to the technical elements of the procedure
itself, it is necessary that the lighting conditions of the surgical center are proper, in
order to reduce the variations that can alter the outcome of the procedures, to
increase the level of success and to preserve the health of the professionals. This
study aims to verify the accordance of the lighting levels to the Brazilian standard
regarding minimum levels of illuminance in the operating room, compare these
levels with the values btained in computer simulations for lighting in order to
validate its use for lighting projects in these environments and to verify compliance
with the recommendations of the IESNA (American Society Illuminating
Engineering) for lighting Units Health Assistance. For this, a profile of illuminance
in the operating room in three health institutions in this Cuiabá was built, based on
Brazilian standards and the recommendations of the IESNA, and computer
simulations were conducted regarding lighting levels in these environments. The data
were collected through observation of the physical characteristics of the rooms, the
facilities available for the lighting the workplace, the measurement of illuminance in
the operating room and computer simulations. The equipment used for the research
were: a measuring tape, a luximeter, a camera and the Dialux software. The criteria
used for the analysis were: the Brazilian standard for lighting, which determines the
minimum levels of lighting for different environments, and the recommendations for
lighting for hospitals and health care facilities of the IESNA. The results indicate that
the lighting systems of surgical centers evaluated do not meet most of the
recommendations and normative criteria used as a basis for this work in all
environments, and the use of the Dialux software can be viable to carry out lighting
projects in these environments with some considerations.
Keywords: lighting, health care facilities, lighting levels.