Étude de l'éco-efficience du port de l'équipement de protection individuelle contre la COVID-19 dans les urgences pour un contexte post-pandémique

Our team will assess the use of personal protective equipment, commonly referred to as PPE, which includes various possible combinations of procedural masks or respirators (e.g. N95), gowns, gloves, goggles or visors. PPE is worn by healthcare professionals for all contact with people potentially infected with COVID-19. It is an essential component of care in emergency rooms because it allows staff to protect themselves and their patients from contagion. As vaccination begins, it is important to consider its place in the future. Because while PPE protects, its widespread use during the pandemic has cost governments hundreds of millions of dollars and generated an underestimated ecological footprint. Using methods from multiple fields (clinical sciences, epidemiology, biostatistics, industrial engineering, accounting, health economics, mathematics, and environmental engineering), our team will evaluate and weigh the benefits, economic costs, and environmental impacts of PPE use against COVID-19. With robust data, it will be possible to determine where PPE should be in emergency care as the pandemic emerges in order to promote sustainable health and make optimal use of limited system resources.