Abstract:The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic resulted in unprecedented global use of personal protective equipment (PPE) to protect healthcare workers (HCWs). In the UK, gowns were recommended for all patient care until the infection was downgraded from a high-consequence infectious disease by Public Health England (PHE) on 19 th March 2020 [1]; subsequently, gowns were advised as 'airborne PPE' for aerosol-generating procedures, and in high-risk areas such as critical care [2]. Although elective surgery d… Show more
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