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Bubble-PAPR: a phase 1 clinical evaluation of the comfort and perception of a prototype powered air-purifying respirator for use by healthcare workers in an acute hospital setting

OBJECTIVES: We aimed to design and produce a low-cost, ergonomic, hood-integrated powered air-purifying respirator (Bubble-PAPR) for pandemic healthcare use, offering optimal and equitable protection to all staff. We hypothesised that participants would rate Bubble-PAPR more highly than current filt...

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Autores principales: McGrath, Brendan A, Shelton, Clifford L, Gardner, Angela, Coleman, Ruth, Lynch, James, Alexander, Peter G, Cooper, Glen
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10174029/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37156585
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2022-066524