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Effect of N95 Filtering Facepiece Respirator on Venous Blood Carbon Dioxide Levels and Hemodynamic Changes in Health Care Workers

BACKGROUND: N95 filtering facepiece respirators (FFR) are used by health care workers for prevention of airborne infection, and its use has increased manifolds during COVID-19 pandemic. Prolonged use may result in carbon dioxide (CO(2)) accumulation, affect hemodynamics, and blood gas values. Althou...

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Autores principales: Hussain, Sana Yasmin, Khanuja, Samiksha, Panjiar, Pratibha, Jain, Dhruv, Batt, Kharat Mohammad
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10257234/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37303993
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/ijoem.ijoem_170_22