ArticleAmerican journal of infection control2015
Hospital respiratory protection practices in 6 U.S. states: a public health evaluation study.
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17 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
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- Examining the Roles of Training, Fit Testing, and Safety Climate on User Confidence in Respiratory Protection: A Case Example with Reusable Respirators in Health Delivery Settings.Sustainability · 2023Article
- Characteristics Associated With Health Care Worker Knowledge and Confidence in Elastomeric Half-Mask Respirator Use.Journal of occupational and environmental medicine · 2022Article
- Aerosol-generating otolaryngology procedures and the need for enhanced PPE during the COVID-19 pandemic: a literature review.Journal of otolaryngology - head & neck surgery = Le Journal d'oto-rhino-laryngologie et de chirurgie cervico-faciale · 2020Review
- Evaluating the ALERT algorithm for local outbreak onset detection in seasonal infectious disease surveillance data.Statistics in medicine · 2020Article
- User acceptance of reusable respirators in health care.American journal of infection control · 2019Article
- Influenza vaccination: opinions of health care professionals working in pediatric emergency departments.Italian journal of pediatrics · 2019Article
- Opportunities to bridge gaps between respiratory protection guidance and practice in US health care.Infection control and hospital epidemiology · 2019Article
- Risk factors of mortality in nosocomial infected traumatic patients in a trauma referral center in south of Iran.Chinese journal of traumatology = Zhonghua chuang shang za zhi · 2018Article
- Exploring respiratory protection practices for prominent hazards in healthcare settings.Journal of occupational and environmental hygiene · 2018Article
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- Assessing the efficacy of tabs on filtering facepiece respirator straps to increase proper doffing techniques while reducing contact transmission of pathogens.Journal of occupational and environmental hygiene · 2016Article
- Prevalence of Respiratory Protective Devices in U.S. Health Care Facilities: Implications for Emergency Preparedness.Workplace health & safety · 2016Article
- Differences in Hospital Managers', Unit Managers', and Health Care Workers' Perceptions of the Safety Climate for Respiratory Protection.Workplace health & safety · 2016Article
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Abstract
backgroundLessons learned from the influenza A (H1N1) virus revealed a need to better understand hospitals' respiratory protection programmatic practice gaps. This article reports findings from a multistate assessment of hospitals' adherence to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration's respiratory protection program (RPP) requirements and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's infection control guidance.
methodsOnsite surveys were conducted in 98 acute care hospitals in 6 U.S. states, including >1,500 hospital managers, unit managers, and health care workers. Descriptive statistics were used to assess hospital adherence.
resultsMost acute care hospitals adhere to requirements for initial medical evaluations, fit testing, training, and recommended respiratory protection when in close contact with patients who have suspected or confirmed seasonal influenza. Low hospital adherence was found for respiratory protection with infectious diseases requiring airborne precautions, aerosol-generating procedures with seasonal influenza, and checking of the respirator's user seal. Hospitals' adherence was also low with follow-up program evaluations, medical re-evaluations, and respirator maintenance.
conclusionEfforts should be made to closely examine ways of strengthening hospitals' RPPs to ensure the program's ongoing effectiveness and workers' proper selection and use of respiratory protection. Implications for improved RPPs and practice are discussed.
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