Elective surgery during the evolving COVID-19 pandemic presents unprecedented logistical challenges to surgical teams. Cleft surgery may be considered an aerosol generating procedure (AGP), which may lead to small-droplet transmission of virions. Strict adherence to personal protective equipment (PPE) policy is used with the hope of preventing transmission of the virus between patients and operating theatre staff.
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de Blacam C, Theopold C, Dalli J, Orr DJA, Cahill RA, O'Keeffe DA. Feasibility of cleft lip and palate repair in personal protective equipment (PPE). J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2020;74(3):644-710.