Intensive Care Units

In an intensive care unit, there are patients who are considerably weakened and where a hygienic and protected environment is of great importance for patient safety. In order to guarantee this, it is important that the various IC rooms are properly sealed. In this way, patients can be protected against external influences, and all safety requirements can be met. Possible dangers can include:

Infectious diseases due to viruses and/or bacteria;
Smoke and fire development;

Find out which door systems can guarantee patient safety in the ICU.

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Intensive Care

Patients who stay in Intensive Care (IC) need short or long-term intensive care because their own body cannot provide this. This intensive care consists of supporting, or in some cases even taking over, bodily functions. The patient's situation then demands extra attention in the areas of breathing, circulation, internal or external organs or the nervous system.

Clean air

Because the physical condition of IC patients is weakened, it is even more important to protect them from the danger of infectious diseases. Viruses and bacteria that cause infectious diseases have a major impact on weakened bodies. Clean air lowers the chance of contamination and thus reduces the infection risks. It is therefore very important that this hygienic environment is safeguarded as well as possible; airtight doors can be very useful in this context.

Sliding door systems in the IC

When a door is opened and closed, the air moves from one room to the other. At first glance, there does not seem to be any danger in moving air. However, when this air contains bacteria or pathogens, it becomes dangerous. Especially when the door is opened between an isolated room, such as an IC, and a different room. That is why it is important that the air movement between rooms is minimized.

Sliding doors versus revolving doors

The amount of air that moves when a door is opened depends on several factors. It turns out that the speed of opening, the amount of time the door remains open, the passage through the door opening, but also the type of door can influence the amount of airflow. For example, various studies have shown that sliding doors cause less air movement than revolving doors. Double revolving doors provide the most airflow and single sliding doors ensure the least movement. For more information about limiting infection risks in your Intensive Care Unit, please refer to our whitepaper.

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Doors for intensive care units

Metaflex Medicare Glass A combination of a complete hermetic seal with openness and transparency; visual contact is maintained.View this door

Metaflex Metaficient The Metaflex Metaficient is a high-quality sliding door, suitable for (high care) patient rooms.View this door

Metaflex Medicare The hermetic sliding door system Metaflex Medicare can be customized to completely suit your preferences.View this door

Metaflex Medicare EI1 This hermetic sliding-door system satisfies the highest safety and fire-resistance standards on a EU level.View this door

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