作者
Maria Stella Peccin, Márcio Luís Duarte, Aline Mizusaki Imoto, Mônica Taminato, Humberto Saconato, Maria Eduarda Puga, Eduardo Signorini Bicas Franco, Erika Barbosa Camargo, Leila Bernarda Donato Gottems, Álvaro Nagib Atallah
发表日期
2021/12/17
来源
Sao Paulo Medical Journal
卷号
140
期号
1
页码范围
56-70
出版商
Associação Paulista de Medicina-APM
简介
BACKGROUND
The speed of the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has put enormous pressure on hospitals and other healthcare facilities. This, together with blockages in several countries, has hindered the availability and accessibility of the necessary personal protective equipment (PPE).
OBJECTIVE
To identify, systematically evaluate and summarize the available scientific evidence on the efficacy, safety, safe use and reuse of PPE for healthcare professionals, for preventing severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection.
DESIGN AND SETTING
Systematic review of studies analyzing products for disinfecting and enabling reuse of PPE for coronavirus within the evidence-based health program of a federal university in São Paulo (SP), Brazil.
METHODS
A systematic search of the relevant literature was conducted in the PubMed, EMBASE, Cochrane Library, CINAHL, SCOPUS, Web of Science and LILACS databases, for articles published up to November 30, 2020.
RESULTS
Ten studies were selected. These analyzed the use of N95, surgical and cotton masks, face shields, flexible enclosures with plastic covers or polycarbonate intubation boxes and plastic curtains; and also PPE disinfection using several substances.
CONCLUSION
Combined use of a face shield with a N95 mask proved to be superior to other associations for protecting healthcare workers. Some products are useful for disinfecting PPE, such as 70% ethanol, 0.1% sodium hypochlorite and a mixture of …
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