A dedicated academic researcher, Dr. David M. Garner holds a PhD in clinical psychology and presides over the board of directors of the River Centre Foundation in the Toledo suburb of Sylvania, Ohio. Over the course of his career, Dr. David M. Garner has co-authored a number of books and more than 200 articles and abstracts.
In autumn of 2020, he partnered with three other researchers to publish the article “Unintended consequences of long-sleeved gowns in a critical care setting during the COVID-19 pandemic.” The Journal of Hospital Infection included this article in its November issue.
Although Public Health England has recommended the use of long-sleeved gowns as part of standard personal protective equipment (PPE) when treating COVID-19 patients, this study tested the effectiveness of this policy in a 12-bed critical care area that contained COVID-19 patients on ventilators.
Surprisingly, the presence of gram-negative bacteria (GNB) was significantly higher in this COVID-19 critical care area than in other areas of the medical center in which short-sleeved gowns prevail. These relatively high concentrations of GNB may leave COVID-19 survivors with bacterial infections that may also be quite serious. The article points out that long-sleeved gowns tended to prevent healthcare workers from maintaining high hand-hygiene standards.
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