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Article: Rationale for home laundering of scrub attire.
- Article from:
- AORN Journal
- Article date:
- May 1, 1999
- Author:
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Since the beginning of the twentieth century and the discovery of the relationship between bacteria and infection, the wearing of special surgical attire has been an accepted practice. Furthermore, OR staff members have protected their surgical attire when they temporarily leave the surgical suite, using cover gowns or laboratory coats.
LITERATURE REVIEW
In 1986, Stanford (Calif) University Hospital found that unprotected scrub attire worn outside the OR was not significantly more contaminated than scrub suits that were not worn outside the OR.(1) In 1997, researchers concluded that home-laundered scrub clothing could be worn safely in labor and delivery ...