Influencing factors of medical device-related pressure ulcers in medical personnel during the COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

To determine the influencing factors of medical device related pressure injury (MDRPU) in medical staff by meta-analysis. A comprehensive literature search was conducted by PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library, Web of Science, CNKI, VIP, CBM, and WanFang Data (from inception to July 27, 2022). Two researchers independently performed literature screening, quality evaluation and data extraction, and meta-analysis was conducted with RevMan 5.4 and Stata12.0 software. Total of 11215 medical staff were included in 9 articles. Meta analysis showed that gender, occupation, sweating, wearing time, single working time, department of COVID-19, preventive measures, and level 3 PPE were the risk factors for MDRPU in medical staff (P < 0.05). The outbreak of COVID-19 led to the occurrence of MDRPU among medical staff, and the influencing factors should be focused on. The medical administrator can further improve and standardize the preventive measures of MDRPU according to the influencing factors. Medical staff should accurately identify high-risk factors in the clinical work process, implement intervention measures, and reduce the incidence of MDRPU. • During the COVID-19 period, medical staff suffered from medical device related pressure injury. • The influencing factors included gender, occupation, sweating, wearing time, single working time,the department of COVID-19, preventive measures and level 3 PPE. • The medical administrator can further improve and standardize the preventive measures for crushing injuries related to protective equipment according to the influencing factors. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]