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ReviewIranian journal of public health2021

Face Masks Use to Avoid Airborne Contamination during COVID-19 Pandemic and Related Conditions: A Systematic Review.

Danúbia da Cunha de Sá-Caputo, Ana Carolina Coelho-Oliveira, Anelise Sonza, Laisa Liane Paineiras-Domingos, Redha Taiar, Satya Das, Alexandre Ribeiro Bello, Mario Bernardo-Filho

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Review in Iranian journal of public health, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Danúbia da Cunha de Sá-CaputoLaboratory of Mechanical Vibrations and Integrative Practices, Department of Biophysics and Biometrics, Roberto Alcântara Gomes Institute of Biology and Piquet Carneiro Polyclinic, State University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
Ana Carolina Coelho-OliveiraLaboratory of Mechanical Vibrations and Integrative Practices, Department of Biophysics and Biometrics, Roberto Alcântara Gomes Institute of Biology and Piquet Carneiro Polyclinic, State University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
Anelise SonzaDepartment of Physiotherapy, Graduate Program in Physiotherapy, State University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, SC, Brazil and Graduate Program in Human Movement Sciences, State University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, SC, Brazil.
Laisa Liane Paineiras-DomingosLaboratory of Mechanical Vibrations and Integrative Practices, Department of Biophysics and Biometrics, Roberto Alcântara Gomes Institute of Biology and Piquet Carneiro Polyclinic, State University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
Redha TaiarPhysical and Rehabilitation Medicine Department, Sebastopol Hospital, University of Reims Champagne-Ardenne, France.
Satya DasBarts Health NHS Trust, London, UK.
Alexandre Ribeiro BelloFaculty of Medical Sciences, State University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
Mario Bernardo-FilhoLaboratory of Mechanical Vibrations and Integrative Practices, Department of Biophysics and Biometrics, Roberto Alcântara Gomes Institute of Biology and Piquet Carneiro Polyclinic, State University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: The facemasks use has been discussed to prevent respiratory disease due airborne contamination. The aim of this study was to perform a systematic review about the face masks use to avoid airborne contamination during COVID-19 pandemic and related conditions, registered (PROSPERO-CRD42020198347) and performed according PRISMA. Methods: PubMed, Embase and Scopus databases were used to collect data. Observational studies, published in 2020, and English language, were included. Two reviewers independently identified records through database search and reference screening and disagreements were resolved by a third reviewer. Six studies were included. Results: The works investigated about the use of masks (different types) to prevent droplets dissemination with virus or bacterial suspension and decrease COVID-19 transmission routes, comfort, or temperature. The studies have moderate to critical risk of bias and the level of evidence is III-2. Conclusion: It is recommended facemask use to prevent droplets from escaping airborne and infecting other people, although there are different percentages of protection and can be possible a discomfort related the use. Further clinical trials to the effectiveness of face mask to avoid airborne contamination during the COVID-19 pandemic and the factors interfering with their effectiveness should be conducted.

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CoronavirusCOVID-19MasksProtective devicesRisk

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PMID36317023
PMCPMC9577161

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