Author: Chughtai, Abrar Ahmad; Khan, Wasiq
Title: Use of personal protective equipment to protect against respiratory infections in Pakistan: A systematic review Cord-id: v10eh408 Document date: 2019_2_7
ID: v10eh408
Snippet: Like other low-income countries, limited data are available on the use of personal protective equipment (PPE) in Pakistan. We conducted a systematic review of studies on PPE use for respiratory infections in healthcare settings in Pakistan. MEDLINE, Embase and Goggle Scholar were searched for clinical, epidemiological and laboratory-based studies in English, and 13 studies were included; all were observational/cross-sectional studies. The studies examined PPE use in hospital (n = 7), dental (n =
Document: Like other low-income countries, limited data are available on the use of personal protective equipment (PPE) in Pakistan. We conducted a systematic review of studies on PPE use for respiratory infections in healthcare settings in Pakistan. MEDLINE, Embase and Goggle Scholar were searched for clinical, epidemiological and laboratory-based studies in English, and 13 studies were included; all were observational/cross-sectional studies. The studies examined PPE use in hospital (n = 7), dental (n = 4) or laboratory (n = 2) settings. Policies and practices on PPE use were inconsistent. Face masks and gloves were the most commonly used PPE to protect from respiratory and other infections. PPE was not available in many facilities and its use was limited to high-risk situations. Compliance with PPE use was low among healthcare workers, and reuse of PPE was reported. Clear policies on the use of PPE and available PPE are needed to avoid inappropriate practices that could result in the spread of infection. Large, multimethod studies are recommended on PPE use to inform national infection-control guidelines.
Search related documents:
Co phrase search for related documents- abstract title and acute sars cov respiratory syndrome coronavirus: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14
- abstract title and additional search: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
- abstract title and additional search google scholar: 1
- abstract title and adenovirus respiratory syncytial virus: 1
- abstract title and low availability: 1
- abstract title and low consider: 1
- abstract title and low income: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23
- abstract title and low income country: 1, 2
- abstract title and low quality: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15
- abstract title and low resource: 1, 2, 3
- abstract title and low resource country: 1
- access limited and acute sars cov respiratory syndrome coronavirus: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31
- access limited and low availability: 1, 2, 3, 4
- access limited and low compliance: 1, 2
- access limited and low income: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72
- access limited and low income country: 1
- access limited and low influenza: 1
- access limited and low quality: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
- access limited and low resource: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14
Co phrase search for related documents, hyperlinks ordered by date