The impact of FFP3 respirators on the blood saturation

Abstract This study aims to investigate whether wearing a filtering facepiece class 3 respirators with personal protective equipment (FPP3/PPE) during work in the intensive care unit (ICU) affects the blood saturation (SpO2), the heart rate (HR), and the well-being of health care workers (HCWs). Thi...

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Main Authors: Izabela Wojtasz, Krystyna Jaracz, Paweł Sobczyński, Artur Drużdż, Danuta Dyk, Radosław Kaźmierski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-01-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-05319-3