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Further studies in a
large population are needed to confirm that healthcare workers in high-risk
department (HRD) with longer duty hours and suboptimal hand hygiene are at
higher risk of getting Coronavirus infection.
As per a recent study published in “Clinical Infectious diseases”, an important link between COVID 19 and high-risk department, longer duty hours and suboptimal hand hygiene after contacting with the patients was observed.
The Coronavirus infection originated in Wuhan, China, in 2019, has now become a global health emergency. Infection in healthcare workers (HCWs), including medical and nursing staff, is a common occurrence. To be precise, a total of 1716 Chinese HCWs were found to be infected with Coronavirus till February 11 2020. To adopt significant measures for protection, it is vital to recognize the potential factors contributing to the higher risk of infection among HCWs. Li Ran and colleagues conducted the present research to identify the risk factors associated with Coronavirus infection 2019.
The present retrospective study was carried out amongst the HCWs of age > 18 years, working at the forefront against COVID-19. A total of 72 HCWs manifested with acute respiratory illness were included in this study to analyze the risk factors.
It was found that healthcare workers with a greater exposure (higher frequency of interventional medical operation and aerosol-generating procedure), longer working hours (>10 hours/day) and with poor hand hygiene (contact transmission) had higher chances of getting COVID 19.
Clinical Infectious Diseases
Risk Factors of Healthcare Workers With Corona Virus Disease 2019: A Retrospective Cohort Study in a Designated Hospital of Wuhan in China
Li Ran et al.
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