Identification of demand models for estimating the quantities of personal protective equipment (PPE) required for optimal patient care in the context of COVID-19

Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA)
Record ID 32018001685
English
Authors' objectives: This evidence synthesis was provided to the Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control (AMRIC) within the Health Service Executive (HSE) to address the following policy question: “What models are available that estimate expected PPE requirements for health and social care workers in the context of COVID-19?”
Details
Project Status: Completed
URL for project: https://www.hiqa.ie/reports-and-publications/health-technology-assessment/ppe-modelling-report
URL for protocol: https://www.hiqa.ie/sites/default/files/2021-09/Protocol_PPE-Modelling-Demand_0.pdf
Year Published: 2021
URL for published report: https://www.hiqa.ie/sites/default/files/2021-09/PPE-modelling-report.pdf
Requestor: Health Service Executive (HSE)
English language abstract: An English language summary is available
Publication Type: Not Assigned
Country: Ireland
MeSH Terms
  • Personal Protective Equipment
  • Models, Statistical
  • COVID-19
  • Coronavirus Infections
  • Health Personnel
  • Masks
  • Risk Assessment
  • Infection Control
  • SARS-CoV-2
Keywords
  • Personal Protective Equipment
  • Modelling
Contact
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Contact Address: Health Information and Quality Authority, George's Court, George's Lane,Smithfield, Dublin 7. PH : + 353 (01) 814 7464
Contact Name: info@hiqa.ie
Contact Email: info@hiqa.ie
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