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Article(electronic)#2March 1969
Ile Maurice. Regulation des naissances et action familiale. Deux annees avec l'Action familiale et les problemes demographiques de l'ile Maurice, ocean Indien, 1965-1966
In: Population: revue bimestrielle de l'Institut National d'Etudes Démographiques. French edition, Volume 24, Issue 2, p. 360
ISSN: 0718-6568, 1957-7966
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Article(electronic)#3January 1973
L'avortement. Documents pour une information et une réflexion sur un problème d'actualité
In: Population: revue bimestrielle de l'Institut National d'Etudes Démographiques. French edition, Volume 28, Issue 1, p. 167
ISSN: 0718-6568, 1957-7966
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Personal protective equipment and intensive care unit healthcare worker safety in the COVID-19 era (PPE-SAFE): An international survey
Tabah, Alexis; Ramanan, Mahesh; Laupland, Kevin B; Buetti, Niccolò; Cortegiani, Andrea; Mellinghoff, Johannes; Conway Morris, Andrew; Camporota, Luigi
Tabah, Alexis; Ramanan, Mahesh; Laupland, Kevin B; Buetti, Niccolò; Cortegiani, Andrea; Mellinghoff, Johannes; Conway Morris, Andrew; Camporota, Luigi; Zappella, Nathalie; Elhadi, Muhammed; Povoa, Pedro; Amrein, Karin; Vidal, Gabriela; Derde, Lennie; Bassetti, Matteo; Francois, Guy; Ssi Yan Kai, Nathalie; De Waele, Jan J; PPE-SAFE contributors
Purpose: To survey healthcare workers (HCW) on availability and use of personal protective equipment (PPE) caring for COVID-19 patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) Materials and Method: A web-based survey distributed worldwide in April 2020. Results: We received 2711 responses from 1797 (67%) physicians, 744 (27%) nurses, and 170 (6%) Allied HCW. For routine care, most (1557, 58%) reportedly used FFP2/N95 masks, waterproof long sleeve gowns (1623; 67%), and face shields/visors (1574; 62%). Powered Air-Purifying Respirators were used routinely and for intubation only by 184 (7%) and 254 (13%) respondents, respectively. Surgical masks were used for routine care by 289 (15%) and 47 (2%) for intubations. At least one piece of standard PPE was unavailable for 1402 (52%), and 817 (30%) reported reusing single-use PPE. PPE was worn for a median of 4 hours (IQR 2, 5). Adverse effects of PPE were associated with longer shift durations and included heat (1266, 51%), thirst (1174, 47%), pressure areas (1088, 44%), headaches (696, 28%), Inability to use the bathroom (661, 27%) and extreme exhaustion (492, 20%). Conclusions: HCWs reported widespread shortages, frequent reuse of, and adverse effects related to PPE. Urgent action by healthcare administrators, policymakers, governments and industry is warranted.
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