Patient safety alert issued over use of valved respirators in surgical procedures

A national patient safety alert has warned against the use of valved FFP3 respirators and Powered Air Purifying Respirators (PAPRs) in surgical and invasive procedures, following cases of infections. Although the alert was issued by NHS England on 25 August, infection prevention leaders say they…

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