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Respiratory consequences of N95-type Mask usage in pregnant healthcare workers-a controlled clinical study.

ABSTRACT: Outbreaks of emerging infectious diseases have led to guidelines recommending the routine use of N95 respirators for healthcare workers, many of whom are women of childbearing age. The respiratory effects of prolonged respirator use on pregnant women are unclear although there has been no definite evidence of harm from past use.We conducted a two-phase controlled clinical study on healthy pregnant women between 27 to 32 weeks gestation. In phase I, energy expenditure corresponding to the workload of routine nursing tasks was determined. In phase II, pulmonary function of 20 subjects was measured whilst at rest and exercising to the predetermined workload while breathing ambient air first, then breathing through N95-mask materials.Exercising at 3 MET while breathing through N95-mask materials reduced mean tidal volume (TV) by 23.0 % (95 % CI -33.5 % to -10.5 %, p?

SUBMITTER: Tong PS

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4647822 | biostudies-other | 2015

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other

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Respiratory consequences of N95-type Mask usage in pregnant healthcare workers-a controlled clinical study.

Tong Pearl Shuang Ye PS Kale Anita Sugam AS Ng Kailyn K Loke Amelia Peiwen AP Choolani Mahesh Arjandas MA Lim Chin Leong CL Chan Yiong Huak YH Chong Yap Seng YS Tambyah Paul Anantharajah PA Yong Eu-Leong EL

Antimicrobial resistance and infection control 20151116

<h4>Background</h4>Outbreaks of emerging infectious diseases have led to guidelines recommending the routine use of N95 respirators for healthcare workers, many of whom are women of childbearing age. The respiratory effects of prolonged respirator use on pregnant women are unclear although there has been no definite evidence of harm from past use.<h4>Methods</h4>We conducted a two-phase controlled clinical study on healthy pregnant women between 27 to 32 weeks gestation. In phase I, energy expen ...[more]

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Respiratory consequences of N95-type Mask usage in pregnant healthcare workers-a controlled clinical study.

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