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. 2021 Sep 6;75(1):e20201191.
doi: 10.1590/0034-7167-2020-1191. eCollection 2021.

Biosafety measures to prevent COVID-19 in healthcare professionals: an integrative review

[Article in English, Portuguese]
Olvani Martins da Silva  1 , Danielle Bezerra Cabral  1 , Sandra Mara Marin  1 , Julia Valeria de Oliveira Vargas Bitencourt  2 , Mara Ambrosina de Oliveira Vargas  3 , William Campo Meschial  1
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Biosafety measures to prevent COVID-19 in healthcare professionals: an integrative review

[Article in English, Portuguese]
Olvani Martins da Silva et al. Rev Bras Enferm. .
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Abstract

Objective: to identify the main biosafety measures for preventing COVID-19 in healthcare professionals.

Methods: this is an integrative literature review, with studies published between January and July 2020, on the MEDLINE/PubMed, Scopus, Embase, Web of Science, LILACS, SciELo, Wiley Online Library, Cochrane CINAHL databases. The selection of studies followed the PRISMA recommendations.

Results: among the 2,208 publications identified, 12 studies comprised the sample, which enabled the analysis in four thematic categories: The importance of using recommendations about the use of personal protective equipment; The restructuring of new operational and clinical routines and flows in the practice of services; Monitoring professionals, especially testing; Conducting training.

Conclusions: the phenomena involved are innumerable, covering operational management and the training of teams to deal with highly infectious pathogens and disease outbreaks.

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