AORN experts respond to study on bouffant use and SSI rates Experts from the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses sent a letter to the editor of the journal Neurosurgery in response to a ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — If you’re about to undergo brain surgery, you likely aren’t thinking about what your surgeon is wearing on his or her head. But headwear for surgeons and the teams that care for ...

The use of surgical jackets and bouffant caps in the operating room do not lower the risk of patients developing surgical site infections, according to a study published in JAMA Surgery. Researchers ...

Surgeon's caps that expose small amounts of the ears and hair are not inferior to the bouffant-style, disposable scrub hats that cover those features, one of the first studies testing the ...

A new study finds that the requirement for ear coverage in the OR is not supported by sufficient evidence. This member-only article appears in the August issue of Patient Safety Monitor Journal. Ears.

Above is a Bouffant cap, which has recently been mandated to wear in Hospitals. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by ...

Surgical site infections are noteworthy and costly health complications. Patients with infections are likely to stay longer an intensive care unit and a hospital. Those with infections have an ...

Surgical site infections are noteworthy and costly health complications. Patients with infections are likely to stay longer an intensive care unit and a hospital. Those with infections have an ...