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Table 4 Time (in minutes) required for donning and doffing of personal protective equipment

From: Self-contamination during doffing of personal protective equipment by healthcare workers to prevent Ebola transmission

 

All participants Mean (sd) n = 59

High-risk group Mean (sd) n = 28

Low-risk group Mean (sd) n = 31

p-value # (t-test, high risk vs low risk)

Time required for donning (min)

 PPE1

6.59 (1.67)

6.19 (1.13)

6.94 (1.99)

0.086

 PPE2

7.26 (2.06)

6.63 (1.77)

7.83 (2.16)

< 0.05*

 PPE3

3.28 (1.15)

2.90 (0.98)

3.63 (1.25)

< 0.05*

 

P < 0.001*

   

Time required for doffing (min)

 PPE1

6.95 (2.59)

6.79 (2.42)

7.10 (2.77)

0.659

 PPE2

10.31 (3.93)

10.24 (3.85)

10.38 (4.07)

0.893

 PPE3

4.44 (1.87)

4.30 (1.38)

4.56 (2.23)

0.594

 

P < 0.001*

   
  1. #t-test, participants working in units with higher infection risk versus working with lower infection risk
  2. *significant p values PPE1: Hospital Authority Standard Ebola PPE set PPE2: DuPont™ Tyvek®, Model 1422A
  3. PPE3: Hospital Authority isolation gown for routine patient care and performing aerosol-generating procedures
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