Cardiopulmonary resuscitation practices amid COVID-19 in four Gauteng public hospitals

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation practices amid COVID-19 in four Gauteng public hospitals

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Background: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic challenged healthcare systems worldwide.Owing to the transmission with aerosol-generating procedures, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) practices were changed.Little is known about the adherence and/or uptake of these guidelines by healthcare workers (HCWs) in lower-middle income countries.This study seeks to describe the CPR practices among HCWs in South Africa.Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study used purposeful and snowball sampling to recruit 131 participants.

Data were collected using a self-administered questionnaire and analysed using descriptive statistics.Results: A total of 131 responses were received.Of the respondents, Folding Ramp 72.9% reported performing CPR on COVID-19-positive patients.Frequent breaches in personal protective equipment (PPE) (p 0.

001) and reuse of PPE (p 0.001) were reported.Most respondents reported being aware of specific guidelines for CPR in COVID-19.Among the 53.4% of respondents who had tested positive for COVID-19, 79.

7% reported occupational exposure.Of these respondents, 47.3% reported symptom onset within 5 days of performing CPR on a COVID-19-positive patient.Conclusion: HCWs often put the needs of patients above their own.The study found that despite respondents being aware of guidelines for CPR in COVID-19, compliance with guidelines was reported to be poor.

Of particular concern is that a high number of respondents who tested positive for COVID-19 reported symptom onset within 5 days of performing CPR on COVID-19-positive patients.Contribution: Presser Feet This research will assist in the training of HCWs on appropriate CPR practices to prevent transmission of respiratory infections transmitted via droplet and airborne routes.