COVID-19 and occupational skin hazards for anaesthetists

Nicole Z Spence; Maegan E Lu; Allison R Larson; Rafael Ortega

doi:10.1016/j.bja.2020.08.040

COVID-19 and occupational skin hazards for anaesthetists

Br J Anaesth. 2020 Dec;125(6):e476-e478. doi: 10.1016/j.bja.2020.08.040. Epub 2020 Sep 2.

Authors

Nicole Z Spence¹, Maegan E Lu², Allison R Larson³, Rafael Ortega⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Anesthesiology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA. Electronic address: Nicole.Spence@BMC.org.
² Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA.
³ Department of Dermatology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA.
⁴ Department of Anesthesiology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA.

No abstract available

Keywords: COVID-19; contact dermatitis; dermatitis; gloves; hand hygiene; irritant dermatitis; occupational hazards; personal protective equipment.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Anesthesiologists
Anesthetists*
COVID-19
Coronavirus Infections*
Dermatitis / etiology*
Dermatitis / therapy*
Hand Disinfection
Hand Hygiene
Humans
Infection Control
Occupational Injuries / epidemiology*
Pandemics*
Pneumonia, Viral*
Surveys and Questionnaires