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. 2020 Jul 15;44(12):2487–2491. doi: 10.1007/s00264-020-04715-6

Table 2.

Guidelines for the proper dressing before a COVID-patient surgery

Dressing Switch off the phone and leave all personal belongings in a box outside the operating room
Wear shoes covers
Hand hygiene
Wear surgical cap

Wear facemask:

○- Surgical mask for surgeons

○- FFP3 respirator mask for the anesthesiologist and the nurses

○- FFP2 respirator mask for instrumentalist of operating room

Wear goggles or face shield
Wear lead vest
Wear isolation disposable gown
Surgical hand wash
Wear a first pair of sterile gloves
Wear a disposable sterile gown
Wear a second pair of sterile gloves