Skin lesions associated with the use of N95 respirators among health professionals in Brazil in 2020.
Elucir GirAna Cristina de Oliveira E SilvaKarlla Antonieta Amorim CaetanoMayra Gonçalves MeneguetiMaria Girlane Sousa Albuquerque BrandãoSimon Ching LamRenata Karina Karina ReisSilmara Elaine Malagutti ToffanoFernanda Maria Vieira Pereira ÁvilaSoraia Assad Nasbine RabehPublished in: Revista latino-americana de enfermagem (2023)
the prevalence of skin lesions caused by the use of N95 respirators was 61.8% and was associated with female gender, professional category, workplace, training, COVID-19 diagnosis, and availability of sufficient and highquality Personal Protective Equipment. (1) The overall prevalence of skin lesions was 61.8%. (2) The most affected professional category was Nursing. (3) Women were more likely to develop skin lesions than men.