Clinician Absences and Contributing Factors During a COVID-19 Surge: Potential Areas for Intervention and Planning.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Our goal was to quantify healthcare clinician (HCC) absenteeism in the emergency department (ED) during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) surge and to identify potential interventions that may mitigate the number of absences.

Methods

This was a retrospective, descriptive record review that included 82 resident physicians, physician assistants, and staff physicians who were scheduled to work more than three clinical shifts during March 2020 in an urban, academic ED that received a high number of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients. Exposure was defined as a healthcare clinician who was not wearing appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) having contact with a confirmed COVID-19 positive patient in the ED. The main outcome was the number of H

SUBMITTER: Grahf D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8967457 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature