Risk of Dehydration Due to Sweating While Wearing Personal 2 Protective Equipment in COVID-19 Clinical Care: A Pilot Study.
Andrés Rojo-RojoMaría José Pujalte-JesúsEncarna Hernández-SánchezRafael Melendreras-RuizJuan Antonio García-MéndezGloria María Muñoz-RubioCésar Leal-CostaJosé Luís Díaz AgeaPublished in: Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) (2022)
The use of PPE in the management of critically ill COVID-19 patients generates weight loss related to excessive sweating. The weight loss shown in this pilot test is far from the clinical limits of dehydration. The use of ventilated PPE, such as PAPR, reduce the body temperature and heat sensation experienced by the users of it; at the same time, it improves the comfort of those who wear it. The simulated environment is a suitable place to develop the piloting of applicable research methodologies in future studies in a real environment.