Personal Protective Equipment Adherence of Pediatric Resuscitation Team Members During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Study objective

During the COVID-19 pandemic, health care workers have had the highest risk of infection among essential workers. Although personal protective equipment (PPE) use is associated with lower infection rates, appropriate use of PPE has been variable among health care workers, even in settings with COVID-19 patients. We aimed to evaluate the patterns of PPE adherence during emergency department resuscitations that included aerosol-generating procedures.

Methods

We conducted a retrospective, video-based review of pediatric resuscitations involving one or more aerosol-generating procedures during the first 3 months of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States (March to June 2020). Recommended adherence (complete, inadequate, absent) with 5 PPE items (headwear, eyew

SUBMITTER: Alberto EC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8164378 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature