Publication Name	World Journal of Clinical Cases
Manuscript ID	61265
Country	Australia

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Category	Infectious Diseases
Manuscript Type	Minireviews
Article Title	SARS-CoV-2, surgeons and surgical masks
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Mohammad Ibrahim Khalil, Gouri Rani Banik, Sarab Mansoor, Amani S Alqahtani and Harunor Rashid
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Corresponding Author	Harunor Rashid, MD, Associate Professor, National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, and the University of Sydney, Cnr Hawkesbury Road and Hainsworth Street, Locked Bag 4001, Westmead 2145, New South Wales, Australia. harunor.rashid@health.nsw.gov.au
Key Words	COVID-19; Health care worker; Personal protective equipment; SARS-CoV-2; Surgeon; Surgical mask
Core Tip	The risk of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) among surgeons and is unknown. By searching Medline we identified 14 primary studies that provided data on severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus infection among surgeons and identified 11 systematic reviews that provided evidence on the role of facemask against respiratory viral infection among health professionals. About 14% of health professionals including surgeons had COVID-19, and facemask was found to be somewhat protective against COVID-19, but the health professionals’ compliance was highly variable ranging from zero to 100%. In line with other guidelines we continue to recommend facemask use among surgeons to prevent COVID-19.
Publish Date	2021-03-30 08:56
Citation	Khalil MI, Banik GR, Mansoor S, Alqahtani AS, Rashid H. SARS-CoV-2, surgeons and surgical masks. World J Clin Cases 2021; 9(10): 2170-2180
URL	https://www.wjgnet.com/2307-8960/full/v9/i10/2170.htm
DOI	https://dx.doi.org/10.12998/wjcc.v9.i10.2170

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