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Title: | Striving to be the fittest: quantitative P2/N95 respirator fit test results among hospital staff during the COVID-19 pandemic. | Austin Authors: | Zhang, Melanie Meilun;Hackett, Liam;Smith, Jesse;Pritchard, Zoe;Casey, Matthew;Low, Caitlin;Buntine, Paul | Affiliation: | Eastern Health Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.;Department of General Surgery, Eastern Health, Melbourne, Australia. Eastern Health Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia. Eastern Health Emergency Medicine Program, Melbourne, Australia. Genitourinary Medicine, Chalmers Centre, NHS Lothian, Scotland. OHS, Emergency Management and Wellbeing, Eastern Health, Melbourne, Australia. Department of Anaesthesia, Pain and Perioperative Medicine, Eastern Health, Melbourne, Australia. Eastern Health Clinical School, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.;Eastern Health Emergency Medicine Program, Melbourne, Australia. Anaesthesia |
Issue Date: | 2023 | Date: | 2023 | Publication information: | Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology : ASHE 2023; 3(1) | Abstract: | To provide fit rates for specific P2/N95 respirators and compare these results by age, sex, clean-shaven status, and fit tester experience. Exploratory audit involving secondary analysis of existing quantitative fit testing data. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare services across Australia implemented respiratory protection protocols. This study details healthcare workers' (HCWs) fit testing results from a large Victorian public health service. Fit-tested employees of a large tertiary public health network. Fit rates for ten individual P2/N95 respirators were calculated, and the effect of age, sex, clean-shaven status, and fit tester experience was examined via logistic regression. 4593 employees were included, with 97.98% successfully fitting at least one respirator. Males were found to have significantly increased odds of achieving fit success compared to females (OR 11.61 95%CI 1.60-84.10). Fit rates dropped by 4% with each 1-year age increase (OR 0.96 95%CI 0.94-0.98). Clean-shaven individuals were also more likely to achieve a fit compared to non-clean-shaved individuals (OR 79.23 95%CI 10.21-614.62). More experienced fit testers also yielded significantly higher fit rates (OR 3.95, 95%CI 2.34-6.67). 98% of staff achieved a successful fitting of at least one respirator, with three-panel flat fold models (Industree Trident, 3M Aura 9320A+, and 3M Aura 1870+) performing the most consistently. An individual's ability to achieve a successful fit was associated with; male sex, younger age, clean-shaven status, and fit tester experience. | URI: | https://ahro.austin.org.au/austinjspui/handle/1/34794 | DOI: | 10.1017/ash.2023.503 | ORCID: | 0000-0002-5453-0926 0000-0003-1871-6544 0009-0004-7209-9385 0000-0003-4397-1053 0000-0003-4329-3117 |
Journal: | Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology : ASHE | Start page: | e233 | PubMed URL: | 38156215 | ISSN: | 2732-494X | Type: | Journal Article |
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