PPE

[castafari]

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What are you guys using for PPE for patients that are not COVID positive and not under investigation? Are you still using N95 regardless of the patients status? Are you using eye protection? Looks like our OR will remain somewhat busy with cases. As we all know some COVID positive patients will be asymptomatic or could present for surgery during an asymptomatic phase of infection.

 

[deleted171991]

Refusing to intubate/extubate without PPE?

Hey everyone, Just wanted to get some clarification regarding the COVID issue. As a resident, is it defensible to refuse intubating/extubating without N95s if you are concerned for COVID exposure? This is referring to elective cases, not urgent/emergent ones. I'm all for doing my job, but not...

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[Arch Guillotti]

Closing, essentially duplicate thread.