Background: The prevention of surgical site infection is one of the most concerning issues in operating rooms. Surgicalgowns are worn as one of the intraoperative strategies for infection prevention. The present study investigated whetherthe gowns remained sterile during the surgical procedure. Furthermore, this study examined which parts of the surgicalgown were more prone to...

OBJECTIVE Transmission of Staphylococcus aureus via air may play an important role in healthcare settings. This study investigates the impact of barrier precautions on the spread of airborne S. aureus by volunteers with experimentally induced rhinovirus infection (ie, the common cold). DESIGN Prospective nonrandomized study. SETTING Wake Forest University School of Medicine (Winston-Salem, ...

BACKGROUND Healthcare workers' uniforms including surgical gowns are used as barriers to eliminate the risk of infection for both doctor and patient. The prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus, hepatitis B and C viruses in the patient population is very common. OBJECTIVES To develop antiviral surgical gown comprising of Polypropylene nonwoven as outer layer, Polytetrafluroethylene (PTFE) ...

BackgroundIsolation precautions are recommended when caring for patients identified with highly resistant micro-organisms (HRMOs). However, the direct costs of in isolation largely unknown.AimTo obtain detailed information on daily associated isolating HRMOs.MethodsThis study was performed from November until December 2017 a 12-bed surgical ward. This ward contained solely rooms anterooms. The ...

OBJECTIVE We sought to determine whether the use of currently issued gowns delays initiation of chest compressions and ventilations during cardiopulmonary resuscitation and whether simple gown modifications can reduce this delay. METHODS Firefighter defibrillation instructors were allocated into pairs and videotaped while performing standardized cardiac arrest scenarios. Three scenarios were ...