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Home / Publications / Pain Research Forum / Papers of the Week / Impact of personal protective equipment use on health care workers’ physical health during the COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

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2021 May 06


Am J Infect Control


http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33965463?dopt=Abstract

Impact of personal protective equipment use on health care workers’ physical health during the COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Authors

Impact of personal protective equipment use on health care workers' physical health during the COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Galanis P, Vraka I, Fragkou D, Bilali A, Kaitelidou D
Am J Infect Control. 2021 May 06.
PMID: 33965463.

Abstract

During the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, health care workers (HCWs) have been obliged to wear personal protective equipment (PPE). We assessed the impact of PPE use on HCWs' physical health and we examined factors related to a greater risk of adverse events due to PPE use.
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