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Multiplies patient numbers by staff contacts and days, then adds a wastage allowance, since each contact consumes a complete set of personal protective equipment.
PPE burn
Sets = patients x contacts per patient per day x days x (1 + wastage allowance)
Educational estimate only. Not a substitute for professional clinical judgement, and must not be used to make treatment or dosing decisions.
PPE is discarded after each patient contact, so the number of entries into the room drives consumption, not the number of patients.
Cohorting patients and bundling care tasks cut the number of separate room entries.