Article ; Online: Brief Cost Analysis of Surgical Personal Protective Equipment During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
2022 Volume 25, Issue 8, Page(s) 1317–1320
Abstract: Objectives: This study aimed to compare the costs incurred and saved from universal use of N95 respirators with surgical masks for operating room providers in the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic.: Methods: We built a decision analytic ... ...
Abstract | Objectives: This study aimed to compare the costs incurred and saved from universal use of N95 respirators with surgical masks for operating room providers in the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: We built a decision analytic model to compare direct medical costs of healthcare workers (HCWs) infected with COVID-19 during operating room procedures from expected transmission when using an N95 respirator relative to a surgical mask. We also examined quarantine costs. Results: Results varied depending upon prevalence and false-negative rates of tests, but if N95 respirators reduce transmission by 2.8%, prevalence is at 1%, and testing yields 20% false negatives, providers should be willing to pay an additional $0.64 per HCW for the additional protection. Under this scenario, approximately 11 COVID-19 cases would be averted among HCWs per day. Conclusions: Potential savings depend on disease prevalence, rate of asymptomatic patients with COVID-19, accuracy of testing, the marginal cost of respirators, and the quarantine period. We provide a range of calculations to show under which conditions N95 respirators are cost saving. |
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MeSH term(s) | COVID-19/epidemiology ; COVID-19/prevention & control ; Costs and Cost Analysis ; Humans ; Pandemics/prevention & control ; Personal Protective Equipment ; SARS-CoV-2 ; United States |
Language | English |
Publishing date | 2022-04-27 |
Publishing country | United States |
Document type | Journal Article |
ZDB-ID | 1471745-1 |
ISSN | 1524-4733 ; 1098-3015 |
ISSN (online) | 1524-4733 |
ISSN | 1098-3015 |
DOI | 10.1016/j.jval.2022.03.015 |
Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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