Risks to healthcare workers following tracheal intubation of patients with COVID-19 : a prospective international multicentre cohort study

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Healthcare workers involved in aerosol-generating procedures, such as tracheal intubation, may be at elevated risk of acquiring COVID-19. However, the magnitude of this risk is unknown. We conducted a prospective international multicentre cohort study recruiting healthcare workers participating in tracheal intubation of patients with suspected or confirmed COVID-19. Information on tracheal intubation episodes, personal protective equipment use and subsequent provider health status was collected via self-reporting. The primary endpoint was the incidence of laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 diagnosis or new symptoms requiring self-isolation or hospitalisation after a tracheal intubation episode. Cox regression analysis examined associations between the primary endpoint and healthcare worker characteristics, procedure-related factors and personal protective equipment use. Between 23 March and 2 June 2020, 1718 healthcare workers from 503 hospitals in 17 countries reported 5148 tracheal intubation episodes. The overall incidence of the primary endpoint was 10.7% over a median (IQR [range]) follow-up of 32 (18-48 [0-116]) days. The cumulative incidence within 7, 14 and 21 days of the first tracheal intubation episode was 3.6%, 6.1% and 8.5%, respectively. The risk of the primary endpoint varied by country and was higher in women, but was not associated with other factors. Around 1 in 10 healthcare workers involved in tracheal intubation of patients with suspected or confirmed COVID-19 subsequently reported a COVID-19 outcome. This has human resource implications for institutional capacity to deliver essential healthcare services, and wider societal implications for COVID-19 transmission.

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CommentIn: Anaesthesia. 2021 Mar;76 Suppl 3:3-4. - PMID 32638349

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:75

Enthalten in:

Anaesthesia - 75(2020), 11 vom: 01. Nov., Seite 1437-1447

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

El-Boghdadly, K [VerfasserIn]
Wong, D J N [VerfasserIn]
Owen, R [VerfasserIn]
Neuman, M D [VerfasserIn]
Pocock, S [VerfasserIn]
Carlisle, J B [VerfasserIn]
Johnstone, C [VerfasserIn]
Andruszkiewicz, P [VerfasserIn]
Baker, P A [VerfasserIn]
Biccard, B M [VerfasserIn]
Bryson, G L [VerfasserIn]
Chan, M T V [VerfasserIn]
Cheng, M H [VerfasserIn]
Chin, K J [VerfasserIn]
Coburn, M [VerfasserIn]
Jonsson Fagerlund, M [VerfasserIn]
Myatra, S N [VerfasserIn]
Myles, P S [VerfasserIn]
O'Sullivan, E [VerfasserIn]
Pasin, L [VerfasserIn]
Shamim, F [VerfasserIn]
van Klei, W A [VerfasserIn]
Ahmad, I [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Airway
COVID-19
Coronavirus
Healthcare workers
Intubation
Journal Article
Multicenter Study
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Date Completed 03.11.2020

Date Revised 16.07.2022

published: Print-Electronic

CommentIn: Anaesthesia. 2021 Mar;76 Suppl 3:3-4. - PMID 32638349

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1111/anae.15170

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM310962056