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A preliminary evaluation of surgical field contamination risk from surgeon's oro-nasopharyngeal commensal organisms while using reusable FFP3 respirator masks and power hoods with relevance to the COVID 19 pandemic – A pilot study

In early 2019 in the UK, concern about the risk of COVID-19 transmission to surgeons who operate near to the airway led to wide scale adoption of different masks, including valved types used in industry. It was noted early on that although these masks protect clinicians, they may represent a risk to...

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Autores principales: Joseph, Martin, Permain, Michelle, Hodgkinson, Peter D
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Published by Elsevier Ltd on behalf of British Association of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgeons. 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8697425/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34991973
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bjps.2021.12.001