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Martín-Rodríguez F, López-Izquierdo R, Portillo Rubiales RM, Fadrique Millán LN, Carbajosa Rodríguez V, Sanz-García A, Ortega Rabbione G, Polonio-López B, Villamor MÁC, Martín-Conty JL. Blood Biomarkers for Assessing Headaches in Healthcare Workers after Wearing Biological Personal Protective Equipment in a COVID-19 Field Hospital. J Pers Med 2021. [PMID: 33406767 DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-55229/v1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/22/2023] Open
Abstract
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has led to a pandemic, which among other things, has highlighted biosafety as a key cornerstone in the management of disease transmission. The aim of this work was to analyze the role played by different blood biomarkers in predicting the appearance of headaches in healthcare workers wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) in a COVID-19 treatment unit. A prospective cohort study of 38 healthcare workers was performed during April 2020. Blood analysis, performed just before the start of a 4 hour shift, was carried out on all volunteers equipped with PPE. At the end of their shifts and after decontamination, they were asked if they had suffered from headache in order to obtain a binary outcome. The baseline creatinine value reflected a specific odds ratio of 241.36 (95% CI: 2.50-23,295.43; p = 0.019) and an area under the curve (AUC) value of 0.737 (95%CI: 0.57-0.90; p < 0.01). Blood creatinine is a good candidate for predicting the appearance of a de novo headache in healthcare workers after wearing PPE for four hours in a COVID-19 unit.
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Affiliation(s)
- Francisco Martín-Rodríguez
- Advanced Clinical Simulation Centre, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad de Valladolid, Advanced Life Support Unit, Emergency Medical Services, 47005 Valladolid, Spain
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- Emergency Department, Hospital Universitario Rio Hortega de Valladolid, Gerencia Regional de Salud de Castilla y León (SACYL), c/ Dulzaina, 2, 47012 Valladolid, Spain
| | - Raquel M Portillo Rubiales
- C.S. de Tordesillas, Gerencia de Atención Primaria de Valladolid Oeste, Gerencia Regional de Salud de Castilla y León (SACYL), Crta. de Valladolid s/n, 47100 Tordesillas, Valladolid, Spain
| | - Laura N Fadrique Millán
- Emergency Department, Hospital Universitario Rio Hortega de Valladolid, Gerencia Regional de Salud de Castilla y León (SACYL), c/ Dulzaina, 2, 47012 Valladolid, Spain
| | - Virginia Carbajosa Rodríguez
- Emergency Department, Hospital Universitario Rio Hortega de Valladolid, Gerencia Regional de Salud de Castilla y León (SACYL), c/ Dulzaina, 2, 47012 Valladolid, Spain
| | - Ancor Sanz-García
- Data Analysis Unit, Health Research Institute, Hospital de la Princesa, Madrid (IIS-IP), C/ Diego de León 62, 28006 Madrid, Spain
| | - Guillermo Ortega Rabbione
- Data Analysis Unit, Health Research Institute, Hospital de la Princesa, Madrid (IIS-IP), C/ Diego de León 62, 28006 Madrid, Spain
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, Universidad de Castilla la Mancha, 45600 Talavera de la Reina, Spain
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- C.S. Delicias I Gerencia de Atención Primaria de Valladolid Oeste, Gerencia Regional de Salud de Castilla y León (SACYL), Pª Juan Carlos I, 18, 47013 Valladolid, Spain
| | - José L Martín-Conty
- Faculty of Health Sciences, Universidad de Castilla la Mancha, 45600 Talavera de la Reina, Spain
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Martín-Rodríguez F, López-Izquierdo R, Portillo Rubiales RM, Fadrique Millán LN, Carbajosa Rodríguez V, Sanz-García A, Ortega Rabbione G, Polonio-López B, Castro Villamor MÁ, Martín-Conty JL. Blood Biomarkers for Assessing Headaches in Healthcare Workers after Wearing Biological Personal Protective Equipment in a COVID-19 Field Hospital. J Pers Med 2021; 11:27. [PMID: 33406767 PMCID: PMC7823801 DOI: 10.3390/jpm11010027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2020] [Revised: 12/22/2020] [Accepted: 12/30/2020] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
Abstract
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has led to a pandemic, which among other things, has highlighted biosafety as a key cornerstone in the management of disease transmission. The aim of this work was to analyze the role played by different blood biomarkers in predicting the appearance of headaches in healthcare workers wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) in a COVID-19 treatment unit. A prospective cohort study of 38 healthcare workers was performed during April 2020. Blood analysis, performed just before the start of a 4 hour shift, was carried out on all volunteers equipped with PPE. At the end of their shifts and after decontamination, they were asked if they had suffered from headache in order to obtain a binary outcome. The baseline creatinine value reflected a specific odds ratio of 241.36 (95% CI: 2.50-23,295.43; p = 0.019) and an area under the curve (AUC) value of 0.737 (95%CI: 0.57-0.90; p < 0.01). Blood creatinine is a good candidate for predicting the appearance of a de novo headache in healthcare workers after wearing PPE for four hours in a COVID-19 unit.
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Affiliation(s)
- Francisco Martín-Rodríguez
- Advanced Clinical Simulation Centre, Advanced Life Support Unit, Emergency Medical Services, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad de Valladolid, 47005 Valladolid, Spain;
| | - Raúl López-Izquierdo
- Emergency Department, Hospital Universitario Rio Hortega de Valladolid, Gerencia Regional de Salud de Castilla y León (SACYL), c/Dulzaina, 2, 47012 Valladolid, Spain; (L.N.F.M.); (V.C.R.)
| | - Raquel M. Portillo Rubiales
- C.S. de Tordesillas, Gerencia de Atención Primaria de Valladolid Oeste, Gerencia Regional de Salud de Castilla y León (SACYL), Crta. de Valladolid s/n, 47100 Tordesillas, Valladolid, Spain;
| | - Laura N. Fadrique Millán
- Emergency Department, Hospital Universitario Rio Hortega de Valladolid, Gerencia Regional de Salud de Castilla y León (SACYL), c/Dulzaina, 2, 47012 Valladolid, Spain; (L.N.F.M.); (V.C.R.)
| | - Virginia Carbajosa Rodríguez
- Emergency Department, Hospital Universitario Rio Hortega de Valladolid, Gerencia Regional de Salud de Castilla y León (SACYL), c/Dulzaina, 2, 47012 Valladolid, Spain; (L.N.F.M.); (V.C.R.)
| | - Ancor Sanz-García
- Data Analysis Unit, Health Research Institute, Hospital de la Princesa, Madrid (IIS-IP), C/Diego de León, 62, 28006 Madrid, Spain; (A.S.-G.); (G.O.R.)
| | - Guillermo Ortega Rabbione
- Data Analysis Unit, Health Research Institute, Hospital de la Princesa, Madrid (IIS-IP), C/Diego de León, 62, 28006 Madrid, Spain; (A.S.-G.); (G.O.R.)
| | - Begoña Polonio-López
- Faculty of Health Sciences, Universidad de Castilla la Mancha, 45600 Talavera de la Reina, Spain; (B.P.-L.); (J.L.M.-C.)
| | - Miguel Ángel Castro Villamor
- C.S. Delicias I Gerencia de Atención Primaria de Valladolid Oeste, Gerencia Regional de Salud de Castilla y León (SACYL), Pª Juan Carlos I, 18, 47013 Valladolid, Spain;
| | - José L. Martín-Conty
- Faculty of Health Sciences, Universidad de Castilla la Mancha, 45600 Talavera de la Reina, Spain; (B.P.-L.); (J.L.M.-C.)
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