medRxiv preprint doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.07.19.20157511; this version posted July 21, 2020. The copyright holder for this preprint (which was not certified by peer review) is the author/funder, who has granted medRxiv a license to display the preprint in perpetuity. All rights reserved. No reuse allowed without permission. Title: Bioaersols in orthopedic surgical procedures and implications for clinical practice in the times of COVID-19 pandemic: a protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis Authors: 1. Siddhartha Sharma. MS, FRCS. Associate Professor, Department of Orthopedics, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India. 2. Rakesh John. MS, FRCS. Department of Trauma & Orthopedics, Hull University Teaching Hospitals, Hull, East Yorkshire, UK 3. Deepak Neradi. MS. Senior Resident, Department of Orthopedics, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India. 4. Sandeep Patel. MS. Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopedics, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India. 5. Mandeep Singh Dhillon. MS, FRCS. Professor and Head, Department of Orthopedics, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India. Correspondence to: Dr. Siddhartha Sharma. Department of Orthopedics, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India. Email:
[email protected] Phone: +919988793537 Contribution: SS and RJ conceptualized the review and designed the literature search. SS, RJ, MSD and DN formulated the protocol, including key objectives. SS and RJ wrote the manuscript. MSD and SP edited the manuscript. Amendments: None Sources of Support/Funding: None Conflicts of Interest: None NOTE: This preprint reports new research that has not been certified1 by peer review and should not be used to guide clinical practice.