Personal protective equipment use by healthcare workers in intensive care unit during the early phase of COVID-19 pandemic in Italy: a secondary analysis of the PPE-SAFE survey.

Mariachiara IppolitoMahesh RamananDavide BellinaGiulia CatalisanoPasquale IozzoAndrea Di GuardoAlessandra MoscarelliGiacomo GrasselliAntonino GiarratanoMatteo BassettiAlexis TabahAntonino Giarratano

Published in: Therapeutic advances in infectious disease (2021)

Most of the surveyed Italian HCWs reported working at above usual capacity, long shifts with PPE without breaks and routine use in intensive care unit of aerosol protection (e.g. FFP2/FFP3), hazmat suits and face shields/visors. The correct adherence to safety procedures (e.g. donning/doffing in pairs, performing fit test) has substantial scope for improvement in the future.

Keyphrases

intensive care unit
mechanical ventilation
clinical practice
cross sectional
current status
glycemic control
metabolic syndrome
weight loss