Changes in Personal Protective Equipment Practices of Craniofacial Surgeons during COVID-19: A Cross-sectional Study.

ABSTRACT: Surgeons who operate around nasal or oral airways are at particularly high risk for transmission of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. This multipart study explores the changes in craniofacial surgeon preferences and practices for personal protective equipment (PPE) over the course of a worldwide pandemic.

Methods

Two identical electronic survey studies, one in 2020 and one in 2022, were conducted on the use of PPE before, during, and after the pandemic among active craniomaxillofacial surgeons. Statistical changes in behaviors and preferences and differences across time points and demographic groups were evaluated.

Results

The initial study included responses from 48 surgeons, and the follow-up study consisted of 36 responses. Although only 4.3% of surgeons

SUBMITTER: Lee JC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9838609 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature