Adherence to personal protective equipment use among healthcare workers caring for confirmed COVID-19 and alleged non-COVID-19 patients
Meike Maria Neuwirth, Frauke Mattner, Robin Otchwemah
Abstract
Adherence observations of health care workers (HCW) revealed deficiencies in the use of recommended personal protective equipment (PPE) among HCW caring in COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 wards during the first period of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic in a university hospital in Germany. The adherence to wearing surgical face or FFP2-masks and disinfecting hands prior to donning and after doffing the PPE was significantly higher in COVID-19 wards However, there was no total adherence of 100% in COVID-19 wards.
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Personal protective equipmentCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)MedicinePandemic2019-20 coronavirus outbreakSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Health careFace masksMedical emergencyEmergency medicineFamily medicineVirologyInternal medicineOutbreakInfectious disease (medical specialty)Economic growthEconomicsDiseaseInfection Control and VentilationCOVID-19 and healthcare impactsCOVID-19 and Mental Health