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A model to estimate demand for personal protective equipment for Ontario acute care hospitals during the COVID-19 pandemic

Authors :
Yoshiko Nakamachi
Kali Barrett
Yasin A. Khan
Nathan M. Stall
Andrew Morris
Terra Ierasts
Stephen Mac
Raphael Ximenes
David M.J. Naimark
Beate Sander
Publication Year :
2020
Publisher :
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, 2020.

Abstract

In addition to instituting public health measures for COVID-19, managing healthcare resources is important for outcomes. The experiences in Italy and New York have shown that personal protective equipment (PPE) shortages can cause increased morbidity and mortality. We demonstrate a method to predict PPE demand across a health care system.

Details

Database :
OpenAIRE
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....343f50137b530b57ee4bd832624f59c7
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.04.29.20085142