Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging (Oct 2021)

To Study Acute Changes in Brain Oxygenation on MRI in Healthcare Workers Using N95 Mask and PPE Kits for Six Hours a Day

  • Rahul Jitendra Vakharia,
  • Ishaan Jani,
  • Shashibala Yadav,
  • Thomas Kurian

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0041-1741086
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 31, no. 04
pp. 893 – 900

Abstract

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Background Due to long working hours wearing an N95 mask and PPE kit during the COVID-19 pandemic, the healthcare workers (HCWs) complained of headaches, confusion, and exhaustion. This study was therefore performed to study the changes in brain oxygenation.

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