ReviewAnesthesiology2021
COVID-19, Personal Protective Equipment, and Human Performance.
Review in Anesthesiology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 33 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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33 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Healthcare workers hydration status and performance: a scoping review.Frontiers in health services · 2026Pooled it
- Influence of additional personal protective equipment on team performance in simulation-based emergency scenarios: a randomised controlled trial.British journal of anaesthesia · 2023Trial
- Reusable respirators as personal protective equipment in clinical practice : User experience in times of a pandemic.Wiener klinische Wochenschrift · 2022Trial
- Design considerations for protective mask development: A remote mask usability evaluation.Applied ergonomics · 2022Trial
- The effect of cooling vest along with hospital full-body protection equipment on physiological and cognitive indicators among hospital nurses: an interventional study.BMC health services research · 2025Article
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- Effects of Presenteeism on Burnout among Rehabilitation Medical Workers in Korea: Multiple Mediating Effects of Organization and Supervisor Supports.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Importance of Hospital Infection Control.Cureus · 2023Review
- Multi-scale risk assessment and mitigations comparison for COVID-19 in urban public transport: A combined field measurement and modeling approach.Building and environment · 2023Article
- Prediction of compliance with preventive measures among teachers in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.Technological forecasting and social change · 2023Article
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- Physical discomforts, feeling of the high work intensity and the related risk factors of the frontline medical staff during COVID-19 epidemic: an early-outbreak, national survey in China.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- Management of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron Variant Community Screenings in Shanghai, China: A Cross-Sectional Study.Risk management and healthcare policy · 2023Article
- Thermophysiological and Perceptual Responses of Amateur Healthcare Workers: Impacts of Ambient Condition, Inner-Garment Insulation and Personal Cooling Strategy.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Human Factors and Airway Management in COVID-19 Patients: The Perfect Storm?Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
- Thermal discomfort caused by personal protective equipment in healthcare workers during the delta COVID-19 pandemic in Guangzhou, China: A case study.Case studies in thermal engineering · 2022Article
- Global emotional and spiritual well-being and resilience of Advanced Practice Nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional study.Journal of advanced nursing · 2022Article
- Personal protective equipment related skin changes among nurses working in pandemic intensive care unit: A qualitative study.Journal of tissue viability · 2022Article
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Abstract
Clinicians who care for patients infected with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) must wear a full suite of personal protective equipment, including an N95 mask or powered air purifying respirator, eye protection, a fluid-impermeable gown, and gloves. This combination of personal protective equipment may cause increased work of breathing, reduced field of vision, muffled speech, difficulty hearing, and heat stress. These effects are not caused by individual weakness; they are normal and expected reactions that any person will have when exposed to an unusual environment. The physiologic and psychologic challenges imposed by personal protective equipment may have multiple causes, but immediate countermeasures and long-term mitigation strategies can help to improve a clinician's ability to provide care. Ultimately, a systematic approach to the design and integration of personal protective equipment is needed to improve the safety of patients and clinicians.
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