ABSTRACT
Introduction: Health personnel who care for patients with COVID-19 are at great risk of contagion, unless they learn and properly implement the procedure for donning and doffing personal protective equipment (PPE). Objectives: To evaluate the use of PPE (donning and doffing) using the CUSUM method in health personnel who care for hospitalized patients with a presumptive or confirmed diagnosis of COVID-19. Use the CUSUM curves as an appropriate method for the meaningful learning and psychomotor skills of these professionals. Materials and Methods: Cross-sectional study carried out in 10 health professionals from the National University Hospital. Measurements were made for one hour per participant from July 13 to 29, 2020, and in each one checklists were used to evaluate compliance with the protocol. In the formative evaluation using the CUSUM, an acceptable failure rate of 20% (Po) was considered and an unacceptable one of 40% (P1), with an error parameter α and β of 10%. Results: 40% reached H0, the goal;20% approached the target and 40% and 20% were distanced from the target with regard to donning and doffing the PPE. Conclusions: Proper use of PPE is a strategy for the prevention of contagion of COVID-19 in health personnel;The study found that less than half demonstrated adequate use, so training these professionals in the placement and removal of PPE according to an institutional protocol based on constant feedback and strict monitoring is essential to achieve the acquisition of skills, which will considerably reduce your risk of infection in clinical practice. © 2022 Sociedad de Anestesiologia de Chile. All rights reserved.