Personal protective equipment and evidence-based advice for surgical departments during COVID-19.
Lorwai TanJoshua G KovoorPenny WilliamsonDavid R TiveyWendy J BabidgeTrevor G CollinsonPeter J HewettThomas J HughRobert T A PadburySally J LangleyGuy John MaddernPublished in: ANZ journal of surgery (2020)
PPE is advised for all high-risk procedures and when a patient's COVID-19 status is unknown. Surgical departments should facilitate staggered rostering, remote meeting attendance, and self-isolation of symptomatic staff. Vulnerable surgical staff should be identified and excluded from operations with a high risk of COVID-19 infection.
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