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Outpatient Surgery E-Weekly

OR Excellence Pre-Registration Deadline Extended

There's still time to obtain discounted pricing for Outpatient Surgery Magazine's 2010 OR Excellence conference and participate in our pre-registrat...

Can Robots Place Regional Blocks?

In addition to its laparoscopic applications, the da Vinci surgical robot might be able to perform complex regional anesthesia from remote locations...

After Surgery, Pain Remains For Some

While most surgical patients report marked improvements following surgery, a significant number complain of less vitality and more pain in the year ...

Archive >  Infection Control 2003

Are You Dressed to Protect?

From head to toe, create a sterile field around the patient.

Yasmine Iqbal, Contributing Editor

include "_nav_tab.php";Hand hygiene and patient prepping are generally considered the first line of defense in preventing nosocomial infections. However, because the surgical team represents the greatest potential source of contamination, wearing the proper surgical attire - everything from gloves to goggles to gowns - is arguably the most important way to ensure a sterile field around the patient.

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