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Development of a rapid, multi-organisational, multi-modal assessment of a newly available disposable respirator.
Ng, Irene; Bodas, Charles; Roberts, Megan; Coe, Andrew; Smith, Michelle; McCann, Helen; Williams, Daryl Lindsay.
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  • Ng I; Department of Anaesthesia and Pain Management, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, 3050, Australia; Department of Critical Care, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, 3050, Australia. Electronic address: Irene.Ng@mh.org.au.
  • Bodas C; Respiratory Protection Program, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, 3050, Australia.
  • Roberts M; Respiratory Protection Program, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, 3050, Australia.
  • Coe A; Monash Health, 246 Clayton Road, Clayton, 3168, Australia.
  • Smith M; Respiratory Protection Program, Albury Wodonga Health, Vermont Street, Wodonga, 3690, Australia.
  • McCann H; Respiratory Protection Program, Monash Health, 246 Clayton Road, Clayton, 3168, Australia.
  • Williams DL; Department of Anaesthesia and Pain Management, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, 3050, Australia; Department of Critical Care, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, 3050, Australia.
Infect Dis Health ; 29(3): 124-129, 2024 Aug.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38609770
ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND:

A rapid large-scale evaluation of a newly available duckbill style P2/N95 respirator, the Care Essentials (CE) MSK-003, was required to determine its suitability for deployment into the Victorian healthcare service. The aims of this study were to assess the feasibility of establishing a rapid, multi-organisational and multi-modal evaluation of the respirator, and to investigate whether this respirator would meet the needs of healthcare workers.

METHODS:

The evaluation was a collaboration among three healthcare organisations - two tertiary hospitals in metropolitan Melbourne and a rural-based hospital. Participants were healthcare workers undertaking their routine fit tests. They were required to complete quantitative fit testing and a usability assessment survey on the CE MSK-003 respirator. The a priori performance criteria were set as fit test pass rate of >70%, plus satisfactory subjective overall comfort and performance assessments, defined as a rating of adequate, good, or very good in >90% of the cohort.

RESULTS:

A total of 1070 participants completed the multi-modal assessment within a month. Seventy-eight percent of participants passed their quantitative fit test. Over 90% of survey respondents reported that the CE MSK-003 was adequate, good or very good in terms of its overall comfort and performance assessments.

CONCLUSION:

We demonstrated that a multi-modal evaluation of a new respirator can be rapidly conducted with a high level of participation in a controlled, consistent manner across multiple organisations. The evaluation results of the CE MSK-003 respirator exceeded our predetermined (a priori) minimal criteria, making it suitable for broad distribution to healthcare organisations.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Personal de Salud Límite: Adult / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged País/Región como asunto: Oceania Idioma: En Revista: Infect Dis Health Año: 2024 Tipo del documento: Article Pais de publicación: Países Bajos
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Personal de Salud Límite: Adult / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged País/Región como asunto: Oceania Idioma: En Revista: Infect Dis Health Año: 2024 Tipo del documento: Article Pais de publicación: Países Bajos