Review

. 2023 Nov 1;278(5):e957-e959.

doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000003926. Epub 2020 Apr 17.

Protecting Surgical Teams During the COVID-19 Outbreak: A Narrative Review and Clinical Considerations

Gabriel A Brat^{1

2}, Sean Hersey¹, Karan Chhabra^{3

4

5}, Alok Gupta¹, John Scott^{4

6}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA.
² Department of Biomedical Informatics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
³ National Clinician Scholars Program at the Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.
⁴ Center for Healthcare Outcomes and Policy, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.
⁵ Department of Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA.
⁶ Department of Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.

PMID: 32379080
PMCID: PMC7224623
DOI: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000003926

Review

Protecting Surgical Teams During the COVID-19 Outbreak: A Narrative Review and Clinical Considerations

Gabriel A Brat et al. Ann Surg. 2023.

. 2023 Nov 1;278(5):e957-e959.

doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000003926. Epub 2020 Apr 17.

Authors

Gabriel A Brat^{1

2}, Sean Hersey¹, Karan Chhabra^{3

4

5}, Alok Gupta¹, John Scott^{4

6}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA.
² Department of Biomedical Informatics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
³ National Clinician Scholars Program at the Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.
⁴ Center for Healthcare Outcomes and Policy, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.
⁵ Department of Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA.
⁶ Department of Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.

PMID: 32379080
PMCID: PMC7224623
DOI: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000003926

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