Personal protective equipment usage, recycling and disposal among spine surgeons: An Asia Pacific Spine Society survey.
J Orthop Surg (Hong Kong)
; 29(1): 2309499020988176, 2021.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1079201
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
In this study we investigated on the personal protective equipment (PPE) usage, recycling, and disposal among spine surgeons in the Asia Pacific region.METHODS:
A cross-sectional survey was carried out among spine surgeons in Asia Pacific. The questionnaires were focused on the usage, recycling and disposal of PPE.RESULTS:
Two hundred and twenty-two surgeons from 19 countries participated in the survey. When we sub-analysed the differences between countries, the provision of adequate PPE by hospitals ranged from 37.5% to 100%. The usage of PPE was generally high. The most used PPE were surgical face masks (88.7%), followed by surgical caps (88.3%), gowns (85.6%), sterile gloves (83.3%) and face shields (82.0%). The least used PPE were powered air-purifying respirators (PAPR) (23.0%) and shoes/boots (45.0%). The commonly used PPE for surgeries involving COVID-19 positive patients were N95 masks (74.8%), sterile gloves (73.0%), gowns (72.1%), surgical caps (71.6%), face shields (64.4%), goggles (64.0%), shoe covers (58.6%), plastic aprons (45.9%), shoes/boots (45.9%), surgical face masks (36.5%) and PAPRs (21.2%). Most PPE were not recycled. Biohazard bins were the preferred method of disposal for all types of PPE items compared to general waste.CONCLUSIONS:
The usage of PPE was generally high among most countries especially for surgeries involving COVID-19 positive patients except for Myanmar and Nepal. Overall, the most used PPE were surgical face masks. For surgeries involving COVID-19 positive patients, the most used PPE were N95 masks. Most PPE were not recycled. Biohazard bins were the preferred method of disposal for all types of PPE.Keywords
Full text:
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Orthopedics
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Societies, Medical
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Spinal Diseases
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Disease Transmission, Infectious
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Personal Protective Equipment
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SARS-CoV-2
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Observational study
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Randomized controlled trials
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
J Orthop Surg (Hong Kong)
Journal subject:
Orthopedics
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
2309499020988176
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