Technics to put on and remove personal protective equipment before surgical or obstetrical procedure in suspected or infected COVID-19 patients (with video)

J Gynecol Obstet Hum Reprod. 2020 Nov;49(9):101859. doi: 10.1016/j.jogoh.2020.101859. Epub 2020 Jul 8.

Abstract

Coronavirus pandemic is widely changing our professional daily practice and preventive measures must be taken and taught. Before any planned gynaecological or obstetric surgery, specific technics to put on and safely remove personal protective equipment should be implemented in order to avoid any contamination for both patients and healthcare workers.

Keywords: Coronavirus; Covid-19; Personal protective equipment; Surgical clothes.

Publication types

  • Video-Audio Media

MeSH terms

  • Betacoronavirus*
  • COVID-19
  • Coronavirus Infections / prevention & control*
  • Coronavirus Infections / transmission*
  • Gynecologic Surgical Procedures*
  • Humans
  • Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional / prevention & control*
  • Obstetric Surgical Procedures*
  • Occupational Diseases / prevention & control*
  • Occupational Diseases / virology*
  • Pandemics / prevention & control*
  • Personal Protective Equipment*
  • Pneumonia, Viral / prevention & control*
  • Pneumonia, Viral / transmission*
  • SARS-CoV-2