Modified personal protective equipment (PPE): mask plus tabs vs standard masks: Contamination of mask from hands
It is very uncertain whether modified personal protective equipment (PPE): mask plus tabs changes contamination of mask from hands compared with standard masks (very low certainty).
What each review found
Current versions only| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Modified personal protective equipment (PPE): mask plus tabs vs standard masks Contamination of mask from hands · healthcare workers It is very uncertain whether modified personal protective equipment (PPE): mask plus tabs changes contamination of mask from hands compared with standard masks (very low certainty). Personal protective equipment for preventing highly infectious diseases due to exposure to contaminated body… (2020) · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyearlier version CD011621.PUB4, superseded | RR 0.33 [0.14, 0.8] | 1 study · 20 participants | Very low |
Modified personal protective equipment (PPE): mask plus tabs vs standard masks Contamination of mask from hands · healthcare workers It is very uncertain whether modified personal protective equipment (PPE): mask plus tabs changes contamination of mask from hands compared with standard masks (very low certainty). Personal protective equipment for preventing highly infectious diseases due to exposure to contaminated body… (2020) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | RR 0.33 [0.14, 0.8] | 1 study · 20 participants | Very low |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal protective equipment for preventing highly infectious diseases due to exposure to contaminated body fluids in healthcare staff 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | Not reported | list not extracted yet | Not assessed |
Studies behind the findings
None of these reviews ties its included studies to this outcome in the data here. Cochrane reviews and reviews with headline outcomes only do not list their studies yet.
How reviews are matched to this question
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