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Short research paper: Personal protective equipment for the care of suspected and confirmed COVID-19 patients - Modelling requirements and burn rate.
Kam, Andrew W; King, Nicole; Sharma, Ashima; Phillips, Nicole; Nayyar, Vineet; Shaban, Ramon Z.
  • Kam AW; Department of Ophthalmology, Westmead Hospital, Westmead, New South Wales, Australia; Sydney Medical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia; Executive Unit, Westmead Hospital, Westmead, New South Wales, Australia. Electronic address:
  • King N; Intensive Care Unit, Westmead Hospital, Westmead, NSW, Australia.
  • Sharma A; Intensive Care Unit, Westmead Hospital, Westmead, NSW, Australia.
  • Phillips N; Sydney Medical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia; Executive Unit, Concord Repatriation General Hospital, Concord, New South Wales, Australia; Department of Anaesthetics, Concord Repatriation General Hospital, Concord, New South W
  • Nayyar V; Sydney Medical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia; Intensive Care Unit, Westmead Hospital, Westmead, NSW, Australia.
  • Shaban RZ; New South Wales Biocontainment Centre & Division of Infectious Diseases and Sexual Health, Western Sydney Local Health District, Westmead, New South Wales, Australia; Susan Wakil School of Nursing and Midwifery, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, New South Wale
Infect Dis Health ; 26(3): 214-217, 2021 08.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1364067
ABSTRACT

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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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Personal Protective Equipment / COVID-19 / Hospitals Type of study: Experimental Studies / Observational study / Randomized controlled trials Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: Oceania Language: English Journal: Infect Dis Health Year: 2021 Document Type: Article

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Personal Protective Equipment / COVID-19 / Hospitals Type of study: Experimental Studies / Observational study / Randomized controlled trials Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: Oceania Language: English Journal: Infect Dis Health Year: 2021 Document Type: Article