Covid-19: skin damage with prolonged wear of FFP3 masks

Payne, Anna

doi:10.1136/bmj.m1743

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“…In addition to this, COVID-19 poses additional risks to personal safety and necessitates the use of personal protective equipment which causes discomfort and can damage the skin of the face. 12 Surgeons should receive appropriate training and support when working in nonsurgical areas. 11 Dewey et al 13 recognized “a supportive work culture is vital to maintaining resilience” during stressful times.…”

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Redeployment of Surgical Trainees to Intensive Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Evaluation of the Impact on Training and Wellbeing

Payne

Rahman

Bullingham

et al. 2021

Journal of Surgical Education

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OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of redeployment of surgical trainees to intensive care units (ICUs) during the COVID-19 pandemic–in terms of transferrable technical and nontechnical skills and wellbeing. DESIGN This was a survey study consisting of a 23-point questionnaire. SETTING The study involved surgical trainees that had been redeployed to the (ICU) across all hospitals in London during the COVID-19 pandemic. PARTICIPANTS The survey was sent to 90 surgical trainees who were between postgraduate years 2 to 4. Trainees in specialty training programs (>5 years after graduation) were not included. Thirty-two trainees responded to the questionnaire and were included in the study results. RESULTS All respondents spent between 4 and 8 weeks working in ICU. Prior to redeployment, 78% of participants had previous experience of ICU or an affiliated specialty, and >90% had attended at least 1 educational course with relevance to ICU. There were statistically significant increases in confidence performing central venous cannulation and peripheral arterial catheterisation (p < 0.05). With regards to clinical skills, respondents reported feeling more confident managing ventilated patients, patients on noninvasive ventilation, dialysis, and circulatory failure patients after working in ICU. Respondents (97%) felt that the experience would be beneficial to their future careers but 53% felt the redeployment had a negative impact on their mental health. CONCLUSIONS Redeployment of surgical trainees to ICU led to increased confidence in a number of technical and nontechnical skills. However, proactive interventions are needed for training surgeons with regard to their psychological wellbeing in these extraordinary circumstances and to improve workforce planning for future pandemics.

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Redeployment of Surgical Trainees to Intensive Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Evaluation of the Impact on Training and Wellbeing

Payne

Rahman

Bullingham

et al. 2021

Journal of Surgical Education

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“…In dermatology practice, it is therefore postulated that some adverse skin reactions could occur on the face that might be related to the regular use of this new normal of face mask wearing. There were several reports [7][8][9][10][11] of adverse skin reaction related to the personal protective equipment, for example, masks, gloves, etc, during this pandemic, however, the need to use this protective equipment is still necessary. This came to the purpose of the present research to focus on the prevalence of adverse reactions on the skin covered by the face mask and the associated factors that might cause adverse skin reactions.…”

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The Effects of the Face Mask on the Skin Underneath: A Prospective Survey During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Techasatian

Lebsing

Uppala

et al. 2020

J Prim Care Community Health

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Purpose: The study aimed to explore the prevalence and possible risk factors to prevent the face mask related adverse skin reactions during the ongoing COVID-19 after a recommendation of face mask wearing for public use in Thailand. Results: The prevalence of face mask related adverse skin reactions was 454 cases (54.5%), of which acne was the most frequent (399; 39.9%), followed by rashes on the face (154; 18.4%), and itch symptoms (130; 15.6%). Wearing a surgical mask showed a higher risk of adverse skin reaction compared to a cloth mask, OR (95% CI) = 1.54 (1.16-2.06). A duration of face mask wearing of more than 4 hours/day and the reuse of face masks increased the risk of adverse skin reactions compared to changing the mask every day, adjusted OR(95% CI) = 1.96 (1.29-2.98), and 1.5 (1.11-2.02). Conclusion: Suggestions were made for wearing a cloth mask in non-health care workers (HCW) to decrease the risk of face mask related adverse skin reactions. This suggestion could potentially help in decreasing the demand of surgical masks which should be reserved for the HCW population during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

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“…Most skin problems seen to date are pre-existing hand dermatitis exacerbations, facial rashes, nasal bridge erosions as described previously,1234 and odd eyelid swellings related to fluid resistant surgical masks possibly due to immediate latex allergy.…”

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