American journal of infection control · 2022
Reusing personal protective equipment (PPE) did not increase surgical site infection in trauma surgical patients during the COVID-19 pandemic: A retrospective cohort study in Michigan Trauma Centers.
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Gorgas Evan, Klepacz Heather, Dowling Shawn, Ramcharan Roger, Hoesel Laszlo, Walker Jeffrey, Curtiss William J
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BACKGROUND: Reuse of personal protective equipment (PPE), masks more specifically, during the COVID-19 pandemic was common. The primary objective of this study was to compare pre-pandemic surgical site infection (SSI) rates prior to reuse of PPE, to pandemic SSI rates after reuse of PPE in trauma surgical patients.
METHODS: A retrospective cohort analysis collected from the Michigan Trauma Quality Improvement Program database was performed. The pre-COVID cohort was from March 1, 2019 to December 31, 2019 and post-COVID cohort was March 1, 2020 to December 31,2020. Descriptive statistics were used to assess differences between variables in each cohort.
RESULTS: Nearly half (49.8%) of our cohort (n = 48,987) was in the post-COVID group. There was no significant difference in frequency of operative intervention between groups (p > .05). There was no significant increase (p > .05) between pre- and post-COVID cohorts for superficial, deep, or organ space SSI when reuse of masks was common.
CONCLUSION: Reuse of PPE did not lead to an increase in SSI in surgical patients. These findings are consistent with previous studies, but the first to be described in the trauma surgical patient population. Studies such as this may help inform further discussion regarding PPE usage as we continue to emerge from the current pandemic with the continuous threat of future pandemics.
METHODS: A retrospective cohort analysis collected from the Michigan Trauma Quality Improvement Program database was performed. The pre-COVID cohort was from March 1, 2019 to December 31, 2019 and post-COVID cohort was March 1, 2020 to December 31,2020. Descriptive statistics were used to assess differences between variables in each cohort.
RESULTS: Nearly half (49.8%) of our cohort (n = 48,987) was in the post-COVID group. There was no significant difference in frequency of operative intervention between groups (p > .05). There was no significant increase (p > .05) between pre- and post-COVID cohorts for superficial, deep, or organ space SSI when reuse of masks was common.
CONCLUSION: Reuse of PPE did not lead to an increase in SSI in surgical patients. These findings are consistent with previous studies, but the first to be described in the trauma surgical patient population. Studies such as this may help inform further discussion regarding PPE usage as we continue to emerge from the current pandemic with the continuous threat of future pandemics.