Mask shortage during epidemics and pandemics: a scoping review of interventions to overcome limited supply.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To characterise published evidence regarding preclinical and clinical interventions to overcome mask shortages during epidemics and pandemics.

Design

Systematic scoping review.

Settings

All healthcare settings relevant to epidemics and pandemics.

Search strategy

English peer-reviewed studies published from January 1995 to June 2020 were included. Literature was identified using four databases (Medline-OVID, EMBASE, CINAHL, Cochrane Library), forwards-and-backwards searching through Scopus and an extensive grey literature search. Assessment of study eligibility, data extraction and evidence appraisal were performed in duplicate by two independent reviewers.

Results

Of the 11 220 database citations, a total of 47 articles were included. These stu

SUBMITTER: Kirubarajan A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7703444 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature