FEASIBILITY OF REUSING PFF2 RESPIRATORS DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC IN BRAZIL: QUASI-EXPERIMENTAL STUDY

• Main Authors: Daniela Silva dos Santos Schneider (Author), Ana Maria Müller de Magalhães (Author), João Lucas Campos de Oliveira (Author), Ana Karina Silva da Rocha Tanaka (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade Federal do Paraná, 2024-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: Evaluate the feasibility of decontaminating PFF2 respirators in pandemic situations. Method: Quasi-experiment in a public hospital in South Brazil between April and June 2021. The sample consisted of PFF2 respirators used for six and 42 hours in the intensive care unit, divided into group...