Powered air-purifying respirators: a solution to shortage of FFP3 filtering facepiece respirators in the operating theatre

Br J Surg. 2021 Apr 30;108(4):e160-e161. doi: 10.1093/bjs/znab008.

Authors

P A Rees¹, S Watson¹, J Corcoran¹, D A J Slade², O Pathmanaban¹, A Bibi¹, G L Carlson³

Affiliations

¹ Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, UK.
² National Intestinal Failure Centre, Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, Salford, UK.
³ Department of Surgery, Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, Salford, UK.

PMID: 33778849
DOI: 10.1093/bjs/znab008

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

COVID-19 / prevention & control
Female
Humans
Male
Operating Rooms*
Respiratory Protective Devices*
Surgical Procedures, Operative / adverse effects
Surgical Procedures, Operative / methods