Personal protective equipment (PPE) for surgeons during COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic review of availability, usage, and rationing.
Jessop ZM, Dobbs TD, Ali SR, et al. Personal protective equipment for surgeons during COVID-19 pandemic: systematic review of availability, usage and rationing. Br J Surg. 2020;107(10):1262-1280. doi:10.1002/bjs.11750.
This systematic review of 95 articles summarizes guidance for surgeons about personal protective equipment (PPE) in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. The review discusses virus transmission during surgery, types of perioperative PPE, equipment shortages, rationing, as well as innovative solutions to produce additional PPE.