1. Reprocessing N95s with hydrogen peroxide vaporization: A robust system from collection to dispensing.
- Author
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Weinheimer CM, Ellsworth M, Ferguson L, Boston K, Haltiwanger B, Pavlovitch S, Warren M, Patel B, Katz J, and Ostrosky-Zeichner L
- Subjects
- Disinfectants pharmacology, Disinfection methods, Hospitals, Humans, COVID-19 prevention & control, Equipment Reuse, Gases, Hydrogen Peroxide pharmacology, N95 Respirators standards, SARS-CoV-2
- Abstract
The SARS-CoV2 pandemic has created extreme shortages of N95 mask necessitating the need for rapid development of reuse and reprocessing plans. Our aim was to create a process to recapture, reprocess, and redistribute N95 masks using hydrogen peroxide vapor as a real time disinfection method within a large hospital system. We were able to recapture and reprocess 29, 706 N95 masks using hydrogen peroxide vapor with approximately 25% loss due to damage., (Copyright © 2020 Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
- Published
- 2021
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