Department of Internal Medicine, Carver College of Medicine, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA; Department of Infection Prevention and Control, King Abdulaziz Medical City, National Guard - Health Affairs, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Department of Internal Medicine, Carver College of Medicine, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA.
Am J Infect Control. 2021 Apr;49(4):521-522. doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2020.09.006. Epub 2020 Sep 24.
The Coronavirus Disease 2019 pandemic created a significant disruption in the personal protective equipment (PPE) supply chain while simultaneously creating unprecedented demand for their use. Hospitals pursued different PPE strategies based on local factors, PPE availability, and interpretation of the evolving data on the epidemiology of the disease. After instituting universal face coverings, we sought to assess the comfort and tolerability, along with the advantages and disadvantages for face masks and face shields through a survey of employees at an academic medical center.
2019 年冠状病毒病大流行在个人防护设备（PPE）供应链中造成了重大中断，同时对其使用也产生了前所未有的需求。医院根据当地因素、PPE 可用性和对疾病流行病学不断发展的数据的解释，采用了不同的 PPE 策略。在普遍使用面部遮盖物之后，我们通过对学术医疗中心的员工进行调查，旨在评估口罩和面罩的舒适性和耐受性，以及它们的优缺点。
