• Int Wound J · Oct 2020

    Multicenter Study

    The prevalence, characteristics, and related factors of pressure injury in medical staff wearing personal protective equipment against COVID-19 in China: A multicentre cross-sectional survey.

    • Qixia Jiang, Yuxiu Liu, Wei Wei, Dongmei Zhu, Aihua Chen, Haiying Liu, Jing Wang, Zhixia Jiang, Qiuying Han, Yuxuan Bai, Jiao Hua, Yanhong Zhang, Jinli Guo, Li Li, and Juan Li.
    • Department of Burns and Plastic Surgery, Jinling Hospital, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
    • Int Wound J. 2020 Oct 1; 17 (5): 1300-1309.

    AbstractSince December 2019, the medical staff fighting against COVID-19 frequently reported the device-related pressure injury (DRPI) caused by personal protective equipment (PPE). We conducted a cross-sectional survey online to investigate the prevalence and characteristics of DRPI among medical staff. Univariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses were employed to explore the risk factors associated with DRPI. A total of 4308 participants were collected and 4306 participants were valid from 161 hospitals in China. The overall prevalence of DRPI caused by PPE among medical staff was 30.03% (95% CI 28.69%-31.41%). The prevalence of male was more than that of female (42.25%, 95% CI 37.99-46.51% vs 26.36%, 95% CI 26.93-29.80%, P < .001).The categories were mainly stages 1 and 2, and the common anatomical locations were nose bridge, cheeks, ears, and forehead. Logistic regression analysis revealed that the risk factors were sweating (OR = 43.99, 95% CI 34.46-56.17), male (OR = 1.50, 95% CI 1.12-1.99), level 3 PPE (OR = 1.44, 95% CI 1.14-1.83), and longer wearing time (OR = 1.28, 95% CI 0.97-1.68). The prevalence of DRPI was high among medical staff wearing PPE against COVID-19, and the risk factors were sweating, male, wearing level 3 PPE, and longer wearing time. Comprehensive preventive interventions should be taken.© 2020 The Authors. International Wound Journal published by Medicalhelplines.com Inc and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

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