Personal Protective Equipment

Specialized clothing or equipment worn for protection against health hazards. Personal Protective Equipment may include MASKS; RESPIRATORY PROTECTIVE DEVICES; HEAD PROTECTIVE DEVICES; EYE PROTECTIVE DEVICES; EAR PROTECTIVE DEVICES; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; and protective footwear.

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Networked: 3344 relevant articles (82 outcomes, 215 trials/studies)

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Therapy Context: Research Results

Experts

1.	Sinha, Michael S: 10 articles (07/2021 - 01/2020)
2.	Sorger, Peter K: 10 articles (07/2021 - 01/2020)
3.	Smereka, Jacek: 9 articles (01/2022 - 01/2020)
4.	LeBoeuf, Nicole R: 9 articles (07/2021 - 04/2020)
5.	Plana, Deborah: 9 articles (07/2021 - 04/2020)
6.	Yang, Helen: 9 articles (07/2021 - 04/2020)
7.	Yu, Sherry H: 9 articles (07/2021 - 04/2020)
8.	Szarpak, Lukasz: 8 articles (01/2022 - 01/2020)
9.	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): 8 articles (07/2015 - 12/2003)
10.	Shaban, Ramon Z: 7 articles (12/2022 - 01/2019)

Related Diseases

1.	COVID-19 01/01/2022 - "Confidence scores (1 = not at all, 5 = extremely) improved with donning and doffing personal protective equipment (from 3.0 to 4.1, p < .001), ARDS management (from 3.1 to 4.0, p < .001), and COVID-19 airway management (from 2.8 to 4.0, p < .001). " 04/01/2021 - "Although some challenges were reported, most nurses surveyed reported working with patients diagnosed with COVID-19 and having access to adequate personal protective equipment, and many felt the public perception of nurses has improved since the beginning of the pandemic. " 01/15/2021 - "Summarily, it was evident from this review study that additive manufacturing (AM) is a proffered technology for efficient production of an improved bio-macromolecules capable of significant COVID-19 test and personal protective equipment (PPE) to reduce the effect of COVID-19 on the world economy. " 05/01/2022 - "Content analysis of 51 cases identified 5 major themes: precautions for high-risk and special populations, diagnostic clarification and/or need for COVID-19 testing, guidance on self-isolation and return to work, guidance on personal protective equipment, and management of chronic symptoms. " 03/01/2022 - "Scores on general instructions, personal protective equipment (PPE) donning and doffing, hand hygiene, biomedical waste management, contact tracing, cleaning and disinfection, ECG, and COVID-19 management improved significantly after the training. "
2.	Infections 11/01/2023 - "Improved availability of personal protective equipment, and reduced risk of serious infection, have rendered this maneuver moot in most practices. " 01/01/2021 - "Key findings in our model simulation results indicate that (i) universal social isolation measures appear effective in reducing total fatalities only if they are strict and the number of daily interpersonal contacts is reduced to very low numbers; (ii) selective isolation of only the elderly (at higher fatality risk) appears almost as effective as universal isolation in reducing total fatalities but at a possible lower economic and social impact; (iii) an increase in the number of critical care capacity directly avoids fatalities; (iv) the use of personal protective equipment (PPE) appears to be effective to dramatically reduce total fatalities when adopted extensively and to a high degree; (v) extensive random testing of the population for more complete infection recognition (accompanied by subsequent self-isolation of infected aware individuals) can dramatically reduce the total fatalities only above a high percentage threshold that may not be practically feasible." 01/01/2019 - "An important area of infection prevention and control (IPC) is the optimal use of personal protective equipment (PPE) by healthcare workers (HCWs), including masks for protection against respiratory pathogens. " 12/01/2018 - "This small study showed that strict implementation of care bundles with good compliance of hand hygiene, Personal protective equipment and antibiotic stewardship are helpful for prevention and control of hospital acquired infections. " 03/01/2023 - "Personal protective equipment (PPE) is effective in preventing coronavirus disease (COVID-19) infection. "
3.	Wounds and Injuries (Trauma) 01/01/2014 - "Considering that children and adolescents are high risk groups for transportation injuries, adopting an effective comprehensive multi-sectoral approach, including enacting and enforcing appropriate laws and regulations, developing general knowledge, and facilitating the availability of Personal protective equipment, could be helpful for reducing the burden of these injuries." 07/01/2008 - ": Strategies currently used to prevent morbidity and mortality associated with combat-related injuries include better training of frontline medical personnel, improved personal protective equipment, and deployment of fast-forward surgical assets with state-of-the-art equipment. " 07/01/2023 - "The biomechanics and efficacy of personal protective equipment in mitigating injuries from blast overpressure remain unclear. " 01/01/2013 - "Personal protective equipment worn by uniformed services (e.g., the police and the military) must ensure protection against bodily injuries. " 06/01/2020 - "The primary purpose of this study is to review and present current evidence and recommendations for personal protective equipment and safety recommendations for orthopaedic surgeons and trauma surgeons. "
4.	Communicable Diseases (Infectious Diseases) 04/30/2021 - "The development of DBwEE-Cotton provides a facile strategy of avoiding aggregation-caused self-quenching and modulating photoreactions of PS on a flexible substrate, which may guide the design of novel personal protective equipment (PPE) integrated with improved biocidal efficiency, wearability, and repeated and long-term applicability for protecting people from lethal infectious diseases." 01/01/2021 - "Comparative efficacy of respiratory personal protective equipment against viral respiratory infectious diseases in healthcare workers: a network meta-analysis." 11/01/2020 - "We searched systematic reviews and original studies in Medline (via Ovid) and Chinese Wan Fang digital database from inception to May, 2020, using terms 'coronavirus', 'health personnel', and 'personal protective equipment' to find evidence about the use of full-body PPEs and other PPEs by HCW exposed highly infectious diseases. " 12/01/2023 - "Literature review of physiological strain of personal protective equipment on personnel in the high-consequence infectious disease isolation environment." 07/01/2023 - "Which educational method is best for 3-month retention of proper skills in removing personal protective equipment (PPE) in the setting of highly infectious diseases is unclear. "
5.	Hepatitis B 12/01/2012 - "The training improved the workers' compliance to hepatitis B vaccinations and use of personal protective equipment when handling health-care waste. " 01/01/2018 - "The factors associated with complete hepatitis B vaccination schedule on bivariate analysis were: contact with biological materials, preparation of medications, use of personal protective equipment (PPE), search for orientation after a work accident and skill demands. " 11/01/2004 - "There is an urgent need for organisational commitment to the occupational safety of healthcare workers in developing countries, along with the provision of training in injection safety and universal precautions, adequate supplies of personal protective equipment, and hepatitis B vaccination." 09/01/1992 - "A detailed outline of infection-control protocol regarding universal precautions, personal protective equipment, hepatitis B vaccination, environmental and surface cleaning and disinfection, and personnel training is presented." 02/01/1993 - "Reduction in risk of these infections for surgeons can be achieved by hepatitis B vaccination, better utilization of personal protective equipment, and by improved techniques in the performance of procedures. "

Related Drugs and Biologics

1.	Aerosols
2.	Vaccines
3.	Pesticides
4.	Hand Sanitizers
5.	Explosive Agents (Explosives)
6.	Metals
7.	Cellulase
8.	N-methyl-valyl-amiclenomycin (BA 2)
9.	Disinfectants (Biocides)
10.	Hydroxychloroquine (Plaquenil)

Related Therapies and Procedures

1.	Hand Hygiene
2.	Resuscitation
3.	Patient Care Bundles
4.	N95 Respirators
5.	Critical Care (Surgical Intensive Care)