冠状病毒疾病期间牙科保健工作者死亡率 2019年大流行:公共领域数据库研究
Marlotte C van Capelleveen1, Thérèse A Elkerbout1, Eveline van der Sluijs1
1Department of Periodontology, Academic Centre for Dentistry Amsterdam (ACTA), A Joint Venture Between the Faculty of Dentistry and University of Amsterdam and the Faculty of Dentistry of the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
International dental journal
|December 18, 2024
概括
牙科保健工作者 (DHCWs) 面临SARS-CoV-2感染风险的增加. 尽管遵守安全协议,但有100名DHCW死亡,主要是美国和意大利的牙医,突出了大流行期间的职业风险.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 传染性疾病 传染性疾病
- 职业健康 职业健康 职业健康
背景情况:
- 牙科卫生保健工作者 (DHCWs) 由于产生气溶的程序,因此面临SARS-CoV-2感染的高风险.
- 在全球范围内,COVID-19大流行给DHCW带来了显著的死亡风险.
- 评估来自SARS-CoV-2的DHCW死亡率对于了解职业危险至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 为了确定牙科保健工作者 (DHCWs) 归因于SARS-CoV-2感染的死亡率.
- 在疫情期间分析来自公共数据库的DHCW死亡数据.
- 确定与DHCW死于COVID-19相关的人口和职业因素.
主要方法:
- 从公共在线数据库 (Medscape,FNOMCeO,X) 的数据进行追溯分析.
- 从2020年3月到2024年5月收集的数据.
- 根据国家,职业,年龄,性别和死亡日期进行子组分析.
主要成果:
- 在14个国家,100名DHCW死于SARS-CoV-2感染.
- 美国 (40%) 和意大利 (34%) 报告死亡人数最高.
- 牙医 (79%) 受到影响最大,60-70岁年龄组的死亡率最高.
结论:
- DHCW实施了感染预防协议,包括COVID-19特定指南.
- 这些措施提供了实质性的保护,导致总体DHCW死亡率低 (<0.006%).
- 该研究强调了DHCW在疫情期间面临的职业风险,尽管采取了保护措施.
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