'Theatre Comm' - optimising communication in surgical theatres during COVID-19

J A Mathews^{1

2}, N S Blencowe^{1

2}, S Adcock³, S Gane³, V Nangalia⁴, A Patel³, J M Blazeby^{1

2}, M Birchall^{3

5}

Affiliations

¹ NIHR Bristol Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust, London.
² Population Health Sciences, University of Bristol, London.
³ University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London.
⁴ Royal Free London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London.
⁵ Ear Institute, Faculty of Brain Sciences, UCL, London.

J A Mathews et al. Br J Surg. 2020 Sep.

. 2020 Sep;107(10):e393.

doi: 10.1002/bjs.11834. Epub 2020 Jul 28.

J A Mathews^{1

2}, N S Blencowe^{1

2}, S Adcock³, S Gane³, V Nangalia⁴, A Patel³, J M Blazeby^{1

2}, M Birchall^{3

5}

¹ NIHR Bristol Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust, London.
² Population Health Sciences, University of Bristol, London.
³ University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London.
⁴ Royal Free London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London.
⁵ Ear Institute, Faculty of Brain Sciences, UCL, London.

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