Implications of lack of available personal protective equipment on surgical trainees: Lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic

Affiliations

¹ The Ohio State University, Department of Surgery, 410 W 10th Ave, Columbus, OH, 43210, USA. Electronic address: Julia.coleman@osumc.edu.
² University of Southern California, Department of Surgery, 1520 San Pablo St, Los Angeles, CA, 90033, USA. Electronic address: jad.sattar@gmail.com.
³ University of Texas Health San Antonio Long School of Medicine, Department of Surgery, 7703 Floyd Curl Dive, San Antonio, TX, 78229, USA. Electronic address: dent@uthscsa.edu.
⁴ American College of Surgeons, 633 N Saint Clair Street, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA. Electronic address: pturner@facs.org.

Editorial

Julia R Coleman et al. Am J Surg. 2022 Dec.

. 2022 Dec;224(6):1492-1493.

doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2022.08.014. Epub 2022 Aug 27.

¹ The Ohio State University, Department of Surgery, 410 W 10th Ave, Columbus, OH, 43210, USA. Electronic address: Julia.coleman@osumc.edu.
² University of Southern California, Department of Surgery, 1520 San Pablo St, Los Angeles, CA, 90033, USA. Electronic address: jad.sattar@gmail.com.
³ University of Texas Health San Antonio Long School of Medicine, Department of Surgery, 7703 Floyd Curl Dive, San Antonio, TX, 78229, USA. Electronic address: dent@uthscsa.edu.
⁴ American College of Surgeons, 633 N Saint Clair Street, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA. Electronic address: pturner@facs.org.

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