Risk of Covid-19 infection during endoscopy: Efficacy of personal protective equipment (PPE) in protecting health professionals.
Covid-19 infection
Endoscopy
Personal Protective equipment (PPE)
Journal
Pakistan journal of medical sciences
ISSN: 1682-024X
Titre abrégé: Pak J Med Sci
Pays: Pakistan
ID NLM: 100913117
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Historique:
received:
20
12
2020
revised:
01
03
2021
accepted:
15
03
2021
entrez:
22
7
2021
pubmed:
23
7
2021
medline:
23
7
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
To correlate compliance to personal protective equipment (PPE) protocols and risk of exposure to SARS-COV-2 infection in endoscopy staff. We included 85 endoscopic procedures performed at Lahore General Hospital from May to July 2020. Standard operating procedures (SOPs) were implemented for patient selection, risk stratification and personal protective equipment (PPE) use for endoscopy staff. Patient and endoscopy staff were followed for Covid-19 infection. PPE scores for staff and Covid-19 positivity on follow-up were correlated using student's t test. Following 85 procedures included, 2 (2.3%) patients became Covid-19 positive. PPE score was <9 in 5 (5.8%) procedures for endoscopist and Covid-19 developed in 2 (2.3%) of them, PPE score was <9 during 19 (22.3%) procedures in 1 Compliance of SOPs for infection control reduces risk of acquiring Covid-19 infection during endoscopy. Proper use of PPE is effective for safety of endoscopy staff.
Identifiants
pubmed: 34290789
doi: 10.12669/pjms.37.4.4057
pii: PJMS-37-1093
pmc: PMC8281186
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
1093-1098Informations de copyright
Copyright: © Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Conflict of Interest: None.
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