Short Research Paper: Personal protective equipment for the care of suspected and confirmed COVID-19 patients - modelling requirements and burn rate
Autor: | Andrew W. Kam, Nicole King, Nicole Phillips, Ashima Sharma, Vineet Nayyar, Ramon Z. Shaban |
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Jazyk: | angličtina |
Rok vydání: | 2021 |
Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Infectious Disease Transmission Patient-to-Professional Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) Referral simulation modelling Audit 030501 epidemiology law.invention 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine law Intensive care Patient-Centered Care Pandemic Medicine Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Personal protective equipment General Nursing business.industry Simulation modelling Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health COVID-19 Intensive care unit ICU intensive care unit Hospitals Coronavirus Infectious Diseases Emergency medicine personal protective equipment New South Wales 0305 other medical science business 95%CI 95% confidence interval PPE personal protective equipment Research Paper |
Zdroj: | Infection, Disease & Health |
ISSN: | 2468-0869 2468-0451 |
Popis: | 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 The average number of staff-to-patient interactions in a 24-h period was: 13.1 ± 5.0 (mean ± SD) for stable ward-managed COVID-19 suspect patients; 11.9 ± 3.8 for stable ward-managed confirmed COVID-19 patients; and 30.0 ± 5.3 for stable, mechanically ventilated, ICU-managed COVID-19 patients. This data can be used in PPE demand simulation modelling for COVID-19 and potentially other respiratory illnesses. Conclusion Data on the average number of staff-to-patient interactions needed for the care of COVID-19 patients is presented. This data can be used for PPE demand simulation modelling. |
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