1. Risk of COVID-19 in healthcare workers working in intensive care setting
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Majid M. Alshamrani, Aiman El-Saed, Yaseen M Arabi, Mohammed Al Zunitan, Fayssal M Farahat, Henry Baffoe Bonnie, Muayed Matalqa, Fatmah Othman, and Saad Almohrij
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professional category ,Critical Care ,Epidemiology ,healthcare workers ,Health Policy ,health care facilities, manpower, and services ,Health Personnel ,education ,Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health ,Saudi Arabia ,Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) ,COVID-19 ,intensive care unit ,Infectious Diseases ,Major Article ,Humans ,Prospective Studies ,hospital - Abstract
Background The higher risk of COVID-19 in healthcare workers (HCWs) is well-known. However, the risk within HCWs is not fully understood. The objective was to compare the COVID-19 risk in intensive care unit (ICU) versus non-ICU locations. Methods A prospective surveillance study was conducted among HCWs at a large tertiary care facility in Riyadh between March 1st to November 30th, 2020. HCWs included both clinical (provide direct patient care) and non-clinical positions (do not provide direct patient care). Results A total 1,594 HCWs with COVID-19 were included; 103 (6.5%) working in ICU and 1491 (93.5%) working in non-ICU locations. Compared with non-ICU locations, ICU had more nurses (54.4% versus 22.1%, p
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- 2022