Open AccessState of Personal Protective Equipment Practice in Indian Intensive Care Units amidst COVID-19 Pandemic: A Nationwide Survey
Author(s) -
Jumana Yusuf Haji,
Ashwin Subramaniam,
Pankaj Kumar,
Kollengode Ramanathan,
Arvind Rajamani
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
indian journal of critical care medicine/indian journal of critical care medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.317
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1998-359X
pISSN - 0972-5229
DOI - 10.5005/jp-journals-10071-23550
Subject(s) - personal protective equipment , preparedness , medicine , health care , face shield , pandemic , medical emergency , intensive care unit , intensive care , covid-19 , emergency medicine , family medicine , intensive care medicine , management , disease , infectious disease (medical specialty) , economics , economic growth
Optimal personal protective equipment (PPE) preparedness is key to minimize healthcare workers (HCW) infection with COVID-19. This two-phase survey evaluated PPE preparedness (adherence to Ministry of Health India (MoH) PPE-recommendations; HCW-training; PPE-inventory; PPE-breach management) in Indian intensive care units (ICU).