Covid-19 and Intensive Care Unit: Infection, Contact Time & Procedures Performed

Background: Safety of front-line health care workers dealing with critically ill patients is prime importance during COVID-19 pandemic. We have limited skilled workforce and intensive units (ICU). Aim: To determine the frequency COVID 19 among ICU staff find association contact time procedure performed. Methods: A comparative cross-sectional study was conducted on 95 subjects working in settings tertiary hospitals Lahore. Data collected about infection, prevention practices, & procedures performed through google forms. entered analyzed by SPSS v23 while performing descriptive statistics, T Test, Chi square test binary logistic regression. Results: Among 95(100%) 25(26.31%) had covid-19 infection whereas 70(73.68%) did not infection. Age> 30(p=.041), female gender (p=.022), use re-useable personal protective equipment PPE(p=.009), (p=.020), procedures: Nebulization(p=.023) non-invasive positive pressure ventilation (p=.011) were significantly associated staff. Conclusion: There high 30, gender, PPE, time, Nebulization Keywords: COVID-19, Contact Intensive unit, Infection, Procedures