Association Between Skin Injuries in Medical Staff and Protective Masks Combined with Goggles During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Adv Skin Wound Care
; 34(7): 356-363, 2021 Jul 01.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1191097
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To explore the relationship between wearing protective masks and goggles and skin injuries in medical staff during the COVID-19 pandemic.METHODS:
Researchers conducted a cross-sectional, multicenter online survey. Respondents voluntarily completed the questionnaire on their smartphones. Ordinal and multinomial logistic regressions were used to identify factors related to skin injuries.RESULTS:
In total, 1,611 respondents wore protective masks combined with goggles in 145 hospitals in China; 1,281 skin injuries were reported (overall prevalence, 79.5%). Multiple concomitant skin injuries (68.5%) and injuries in four anatomic locations (24.0%) were the most common, followed by injuries in three (22.8%), two (21.7%), and one location (11.0%). Multinomial logistic regression indicated that sweating increased the risk of injuries in one to four anatomic locations (95% confidence interval for odds ratio 16.23-60.02 for one location and 38.22-239.04 for four locations), and wearing an N95 mask combined with goggles and a daily use longer than 4 hours increased the risk of injuries in four locations (95% confidence interval for odds ratio 1.18-5.31 and 1.14-3.93, respectively).CONCLUSIONS:
The prevalence of skin injuries among medical staff wearing protective masks combined with goggles was very high. These were mainly device-related pressure injuries, moisture-associated skin damage, and skin tears. The combination of various factors resulted in skin injuries at multiple sites. Preventing and managing sweating should be a focus for medical staff who wear protective masks combined with goggles for more than 4 hours.
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Eye Protective Devices
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Occupational Injuries
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COVID-19
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Masks
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Medical Staff, Hospital
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Nursing Staff, Hospital
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Randomized controlled trials
Limits:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Language:
English
Journal:
Adv Skin Wound Care
Journal subject:
Nursing
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
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