World Journal of Emergency Medicine ›› 2023, Vol. 14 ›› Issue (4): 317-321.doi: 10.5847/wjem.j.1920-8642.2023.071
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Jürgen Grafeneder1, Verena Fuhrmann1, Katharina Tscherny1,2, Maximilian Niederer1,2, Wolfgang Schreiber1, Harald Herkner1, Dominik Roth1(
), Calvin Lukas Kienbacher1
Received:2022-11-04
Accepted:2023-02-27
Online:2023-06-30
Published:2023-07-01
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Dominik Roth
E-mail:dominik.roth@meduniwien.ac.at
Jürgen Grafeneder, Verena Fuhrmann, Katharina Tscherny, Maximilian Niederer, Wolfgang Schreiber, Harald Herkner, Dominik Roth, Calvin Lukas Kienbacher. COVID-19: Masks do not influence neurocognitive performance during a shift at the emergency department[J]. World Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2023, 14(4): 317-321.
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Table 1.
Parameters recorded before and after shift
| Parameters | Before shift, Mean±SD | After shift, Mean±SD | Absolute difference (95% CI) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vital parameters | ||||
| Heart rate, beats per minute | 75±11 | 75±10 | ||
| Systolic blood pressure, mmHg | 125±16 | 123±15 | ||
| Diastolic blood pressure, mmHg | 78±8 | 78±10 | ||
| EtCO2, mmHg | 36±4 | 35±3 | -1 (-3 to 1) | 0.36 |
| d2-test | ||||
| Processed target objects | 201±52 | 222±42 | 22 (15 to 29) | < 0.001 |
| Error rate, % | 15±15 | 8±10 | - 7 (-14 to - 8) | 0.03 |
| Concentration performance | 192±45 | 220±40 | 28 (22 to 34) | < 0.001 |
| Error of commission | 0 (IQR 0-1.5)* | 0 (IQR 0-1)* | -7 (-20 to 7) | 0.32 |
| Error of omission | 21±19 | 15±17 | -6 (-10 to -2) | 0.01 |
| Nine-hole-peg test | ||||
| Dominant hand, s | 39±5 | 37±5 | - 2 (-4 to -0.3) | 0.02 |
| Non-dominant hand, s | 41±5 | 38±5 | -3 (-4 to -1) | 0.01 |
| Borg scale | 3±2 | 4±1 | 2 (1 to 2) | < 0.001 |
Figure 1.
Results before and after shift. A: concentration performance (correctly canceled items minus falsely canceled items) in the d2-test. The box represents the first and third quartiles, and the solid line within the box represents the median. The whiskers extending from the box represent the minimum and maximum values. B: error rate in the d2-test. C: results of the Borg scale. D: results of the nine-hole-peg test (NHPT) for both the dominant and non-dominant hand. * P< 0.05; ** P≤ 0.001.
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