AORN experts respond to study on bouffant use and SSI rates Experts from the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses sent a letter to the editor of the journal Neurosurgery in response to a ...

SAN DIEGO — Cloth skullcaps protect against contamination of operating rooms better than can disposable skull caps or bouffant hats, a new study suggests. The finding could bolster surgeons' ...

The use of surgical jackets and bouffant caps in the operating room do not lower the risk of patients developing surgical site infections, according to a study published in JAMA Surgery. Researchers ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — If you’re about to undergo brain surgery, you likely aren’t thinking about what your surgeon is wearing on his or her head. But headwear for surgeons and the teams that care for ...

A new study finds that the requirement for ear coverage in the OR is not supported by sufficient evidence. This member-only article appears in the August issue of Patient Safety Monitor Journal. Ears.

Surgeons for years have stepped into operating rooms wearing their surgical cap — a snug covering that ties in back and comes in standard-issue blue or hundreds of personalized designs. But a ...