Selecting surgical gowns? What's important to know when.(INFECTION PROTECTION)

Healthcare Purchasing News | April 1, 2009| | Copyright

Gowns are worn to protect the surgical team and patient. Appropriate gown selection can be aided by thorough knowledge of the procedures most likely to be performed. It is important to understand the characteristics required and desired in surgical gowns together with identification of the test methods that enable quantitative performance comparisons. (1)

Barrier to liquid penetration: This type of barrier is designed to protect the surgical team from liquids used in irrigation as well as from patient blood and other bodily fluids. As skin is not always an intact ...

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