Physiologic and other effects and compliance with long-term respirator use among medical intensive care unit nurses

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 41, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 1218-1223

  Rebmann, Terri ^a   Carrico, Ruth ^b   Wang, Jing ^a  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Disaster; Filtering face piece respirator; Influenza; N95 respirator; Pandemic; Preparedness

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; OXYGEN;

ARTICLE; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DIZZINESS; DYSPNEA; EXERCISE; HEADACHE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEART RATE; HUMAN; INFECTION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MEDICAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT NURSE; NURSE; OUTCOME VARIABLE; PROTECTION; SURGICAL MASK; VENTILATOR;

DISASTER; FILTERING FACE PIECE RESPIRATOR; INFLUENZA; N95 RESPIRATOR; PANDEMIC; PREPAREDNESS;

ADULT; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSES; VENTILATORS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 84888437288     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2013.02.017     Document Type: Article

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