Respirators used by healthcare workers due to the COVID-19 outbreak increase end-tidal carbon dioxide and fractional inspired carbon dioxide pressure

Respirators used by healthcare workers due to the COVID-19 outbreak increase end-tidal carbon dioxide and fractional inspired carbon dioxide pressure

•Due to COVID-19, compliance of manufactured respirators with standards seems to be placed in the second plan.•Personal protective equipments (PPE), such as respirators, causes carbon dioxide re-breathing in healthcare workers.•Even when resting, both expiratory and inspiratory carbon dioxide levels...

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Published in:Journal of clinical anesthesia Vol. 66; p. 109901
Main Authors: Özdemir, Levent, Azizoğlu, Mustafa, Yapıcı, Davud
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01-11-2020
Elsevier Limited
Subjects:
Adult
Carbon dioxide
Carbon Dioxide - metabolism
Coronavirus Infections - prevention & control
Coronaviruses
Correspondence
COVID-19
Disease transmission
Editing
Epidemics
Health Personnel
Humans
Male
Masks
Medical personnel
Ostomy
Pandemics - prevention & control
Personal Protective Equipment
Pneumonia, Viral - prevention & control
Respiratory Protective Devices
Tidal Volume
Writing
United States > US
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Summary:•Due to COVID-19, compliance of manufactured respirators with standards seems to be placed in the second plan.•Personal protective equipments (PPE), such as respirators, causes carbon dioxide re-breathing in healthcare workers.•Even when resting, both expiratory and inspiratory carbon dioxide levels increase significantly with the use of PPE.•It should be kept in mind that healthcare workers may experience symptoms related to hypercapnia during their use of PPE.
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ISSN:0952-8180
1873-4529
DOI:10.1016/j.jclinane.2020.109901