Short research paper: Personal protective equipment for the care of suspected and confirmed COVID-19 patients - Modelling requirements and burn rate.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused unprecedented global demand for personal protective equipment (PPE). A paucity of data on PPE burn rate (PPE consumption over time) in pandemic situations exacerbated these issues as there was little historic research to indicate volumes of PPE required to care for surges in infective patients and thus plan procurement requirements.

Methods

To better understand PPE requirements for care of suspected or confirmed COVID-19 patients in our Australian quaternary referral hospital, the number of staff-to-patient interactions in a 24-h period for three patient groups (ward-based COVID suspect, ward-based COVID confirmed, intensive care COVID confirmed) was audited prospectively from 1st to 30th April 2020.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Kam AW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8064831 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature