Although I agree with the author about allowing cotton reusable hats, she should have some facts checked in her report before she writes an article.With everyone I work with or have worked with in sev..

Mon, 27 Jul 2009 02:50:00 +0000

Although I agree with the author about allowing cotton reusable hats, she should have some facts checked in her report before she writes an article.

With everyone I work with or have worked with in seven different OR/facilities, the scrub hat has NEVER been the first thing on. I am an anesthesia provider.

The purpose for scrub hats is less focused on the germs that hair/skin may or may not contain than the hat actually serves to trap hair that may fall from the head and be blown around the room or on to the sterile field. the head is NEVER considered to be a part of sterility. Only sterile gowns and gloves.

My question is now that more than 100 studies have been proven to have show no significant infection control change between disposable and reusable hats, why not allow clean and washed baseball caps?

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Although I agree with the author about allowing cotton reusable hats, she should have some facts checked in her report before she writes an article.With everyone I work with or have worked with in sev..