Regulations Regarding Operating Room Head Attire Appear Discordant With Literature
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Uncovering the History of Operating Room Attire through Photographs.
BACKGROUND Although early proponents for each of the four basic articles of operating room clothing--gowns, caps, masks, and gloves--can be identified, it is unclear from historical commentaries when each article achieved general acceptance and was consistently worn by surgeons and by anesthesia providers. METHODS Historical photographs were identified from the Web sites of the National Libra...
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عنوان ژورنال: Clinical Infectious Diseases
سال: 2018
ISSN: 1058-4838,1537-6591
DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciy366