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Asepsis and Aseptic Practices in the Operating Roomby Cathy Osman, RN, BSN, CNOR All surgical team members must wear scrub attire, sterile surgical gown, mask, and gloves within the sterile field to establish bacterial barriers.Preventing surgical site infection in the operating room is the primary goal of the surgical team, and all activities performed by the team support this goal. Some of these activities include patient risk assessment, environmental cleaning, disinfection and sterilization of instrumentation, patient antibiotic prophylaxis, and the use of standard precautions. However, operating room activities pertaining to asepsis and aseptic practices have the greatest direct impact upon the ...