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Table 1.

COVID-19: Health-care Providers Protection Protocol During Surgical Procedures.

Surgical Cases	Elective	Urgent	Emergent
COVID-19 testing	Postpone indefinitely	COVID-19 testing with 24 hours	Proceed as + COVID-19
Care team respiratory protection	NA	P100 filter^a	P100 filter^a
Care team eye protection	NA	Goggles^b/Face shields	Goggles^b/Face shields
Care team PPE	NA	Surgical gowns and gloves	Surgical gowns and gloves

Abbreviations: NA, not applicable; PPE, personal protective equipment.

^aNORTH 7700 Series Silicone Half Mask.

^bCategory 1 personal protective equipment. Comply with EC Directive 89/686.