Custom solution for personal protective equipment (PPE) in the orthopaedic setting: retrofitting Stryker Flyte T5 PPE system

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Personal protection equipment for orthopaedic and trauma surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic: The results of an EFORT survey initiative

“…A small number (15%) of respondents confirmed that they had used modified PPE due to either PPE shortages or in an attempt to reduce virus transmission during aerosol-generating orthopaedic procedures. The use of modified PPE for orthopaedic surgery and other surgical specialties has already been reported ( 31 , 32 , 33 , 34 , 35 ), and future research should be directed towards new developments and the study of their comparative efficacy.…”

Surgical helmets can be converted into efficient disinfectable powered air-purifying respirators

“…During the pandemic, several modifications of surgical helmets have been suggested in the literature. [20][21][22][23] Nevertheless, many of these investigations utilize non-standardized testing procedures, making a direct comparison with the benchmark equipment difficult, if not impossible. Furthermore, most papers lack a complete characterization of the equipment considering the safety issues and the specific threats from bio-aerosols such as the SARS-CoV-19 virus.…”