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Feasibility of cleft lip and palate repair in personal protective equipment (PPE).

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posted on 2022-09-05, 13:12 authored by Catherine De BlacamCatherine De Blacam, Christoph Theopold, Jeffrey Dalli, David J.A. Orr, Ronan CahillRonan Cahill, Dara O'KeeffeDara O'Keeffe

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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Published Citation

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.

Publication Date

22 August 2020

PubMed ID

32868234

Department/Unit

  • Surgery
  • SIM Centre for Simulation Education and Research

Publisher

Elsevier B.V.

Version

  • Accepted Version (Postprint)