@article{article_950557, title={A matrix for the evaluation of COVID-19 contact risk in healthcare workers: Technical note}, journal={Ege Tıp Dergisi}, volume={60}, pages={191–194}, year={2021}, DOI={10.19161/etd.950557}, url={https://izlik.org/JA22PR69RR}, author={Durmaz, Seyfi and Durusoy, Raika}, keywords={Sağlık çalışanları, COVID-19, temaslı takibi, temaslı değerlendirmesi, matris}, abstract={The aim of this technical note is to propose a reliable, fast-adaptable and easy-to-use matrix that accurately classifies risk for contact tracing of healthcare workers with COVID-19 patients. The researchers have created a matrix with the support of the literature and their experience within the university hospital surveillance team. This matrix enables a detailed High / Medium / Low Risk classification of contacts of healthcare workers with COVID-19 cases, covering many different contact situations encountered in a university hospital. Three main headings have come to the fore in health worker contact risk classification: Differences caused by the ventilation of the environment: Indoors, well ventilated indoors, outdoors; direct contact or material sharing; aerosol generating procedure. The matrix is quickly adapted by surveillance team members and is easy to use.}, number={2}