@article{oai:jrckicn.repo.nii.ac.jp:00000862,
 author = {UNOKI, Takeshi and 卯野木, 健 and 田本, 光拡 and TAMOTO, Mitsuhiro and 大内, 玲 and OUCHI, Akira and SAKURAMOTO, Hideaki and 櫻本, 秀明 and 中山, 麻実 and NAKAYAMA, Asami and 片山, 雪子 and KATAYAMA, Yukiko and 宮崎, 聡子 and MIYAZAKI, Satoko and 山田, 亨 and YAMADA, Toru and 藤谷, 茂樹 and FUJITANI, Shigeki and 西田, 修 and NISHIDA, Osamu and Tabah, Alexis and 日本集中治療医学会, 国際交流委員会, PPE-SAFE In Japan Project and The Japan Society of Intensive Care Medicine, PPE-SAFE In Japan Project, International Exchange Committee},
 issue = {1},
 journal = {Acute Medicine & Surgery, Acute Medicine & Surgery},
 month = {Jan},
 note = {application/pdf, Aim
We investigated personal protective equipment (PPE) use and supply shortage, training, and adverse events among health-care workers (HCWs) in the intensive care unit (ICU) during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic in Japan and compared the results with an international survey that used the same methodology.

Methods
This Web-based survey was carried out from 14 April to 6 May, 2020, in Japan and included HCWs directly involved in ICU management of COVID-19 patients. A survey invitation was emailed using the Japanese Society of Intensive Care Medicine’s mailing list.

Results
We analyzed 460 valid responses from among 976 responses. The N95/FFP2 mask (77%) was the most frequently used, although half of our respondents reported reuse of single-use N95/FFP2 masks. The median duration (1 h) of uninterrupted PPE use per shift was less than that in the international study. The most common PPE-related adverse event was experiencing intense heat (75%). Logistic regression analysis revealed that being a nurse was independently associated with experiencing intense heat.

Conclusion
Shortage of PPE and frequent mask reuse were prevalent during the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan. Intense heat is the most significant symptom, especially for nurses, even with short-duration PPE use. Strategies to protect HCWs from dehydration and intense heatstroke are needed.},
 title = {Personal protective equipment use by health-care workers in intensive care units during the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan: comparative analysis with the PPE-SAFE survey},
 volume = {7},
 year = {2020},
 yomi = {ウノキ, タケシ and タモト, ミツヒロ and オオウチ, アキラ and サクラモト, ヒデアキ and ナカヤマ, アサミ and カタヤマ, ユキコ and ミヤザキ, サトコ and ヤマダ, トオル and フジタニ, シゲキ and ニシダ, オサム and ニホンシュウチュウチリョウイガクカイ, コクサイコウリュウイインカイ, PPE-SAFE In Japan Project}
}