Personal protective equipment (PPE) for surgeons during COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic review of availability, usage, and rationing.

Z M Jessop; T D Dobbs; S R Ali; E. Combellack; R. Clancy; N. Ibrahim; T H Jovic; A J Kaur; A. Nijran; T B O'Neill; I S Whitaker

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Personal protective equipment (PPE) for surgeons during COVID-19 pandemic: a systematic review of availability, usage, and rationing.

June 3, 2020

Jessop ZM, Dobbs TD, Ali SR, et al. Br J Surg. 2020;107(10):1262-1280.

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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.

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