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Personal protective equipment (PPE) in a pandemic: Approaches to PPE preservation for South African healthcare facilities.
S Afr Med J. 2020 04 30; 110(6):466-468.SA

Abstract

Personal protective equipment (PPE) is key to protecting healthcare workers from COVID-19 infection, but the pandemic has disrupted supply chains globally and necessitated rapid review of the scientific evidence for PPE re-use. In South Africa, where the COVID-19 epidemic is still developing, healthcare facilities have a short window of opportunity to improve PPE supply chains, train staff on prudent PPE use, and devise plans to track and manage the inevitable increases in PPE demand. This article discusses the available PPE preservation strategies and addresses the issue of decontamination and re-use of N95 respirators as a last-resort strategy for critical shortages during the pandemic.

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Roux CL
Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa. dramowski@sun.ac.za.
Dramowski A
No affiliation info available

MeSH

COVID-19Coronavirus InfectionsDecontaminationHealth FacilitiesHealth PersonnelHumansInfectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-ProfessionalPandemicsPersonal Protective EquipmentPneumonia, ViralSouth Africa

Pub Type(s)

Journal Article

Language

eng

PubMed ID

32880554

Citation

Roux, C Le, and A Dramowski. "Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) in a Pandemic: Approaches to PPE Preservation for South African Healthcare Facilities." South African Medical Journal = Suid-Afrikaanse Tydskrif Vir Geneeskunde, vol. 110, no. 6, 2020, pp. 466-468.
Roux CL, Dramowski A. Personal protective equipment (PPE) in a pandemic: Approaches to PPE preservation for South African healthcare facilities. S Afr Med J. 2020;110(6):466-468.
Roux, C. L., & Dramowski, A. (2020). Personal protective equipment (PPE) in a pandemic: Approaches to PPE preservation for South African healthcare facilities. South African Medical Journal = Suid-Afrikaanse Tydskrif Vir Geneeskunde, 110(6), 466-468. https://doi.org/10.7196/SAMJ.2020.v110i6.14831
Roux CL, Dramowski A. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) in a Pandemic: Approaches to PPE Preservation for South African Healthcare Facilities. S Afr Med J. 2020 04 30;110(6):466-468. PubMed PMID: 32880554.
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