Spinal anaesthesia and COVID-19 transmission to anaesthetists. Comment on Br J Anaesth 2020; 124: 670-5

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Richard Smiley. Br J Anaesth. 2020 Aug.

. 2020 Aug;125(2):e247-e248.

doi: 10.1016/j.bja.2020.04.075. Epub 2020 May 1.

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Keywords: COVID-19; Caesarean delivery; obstetric anaesthesia; personal protective equipment; spinal anesthesia.

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Spinal anaesthesia for patients with coronavirus disease 2019 and possible transmission rates in anaesthetists: retrospective, single-centre, observational cohort study.
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