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Surgical Attire

Study Suggests Use of Antimicrobial Scrubs May Reduce Bacterial Burden on Healthcare Worker Apparel

The use of antimicrobial-impregnated scrubs combined with good hand hygiene is effective in reducing the burden of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) on healthcare workers’ apparel and may potentially play a role in decreasing the risk of MRSA transmission ...More
3 weeks ago
Posted in News, Hand Hygiene, PPE & Standard Precautions
Win a Free Hotel Stay at AORN Congress in New Surgical Attire Contest

Go to the Facebook page of the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN) and do your best to answer the five things wrong with an illustration relating to surgical attire. By getting the most answers correct, you will be entered into the drawing to win a ...More
4 weeks ago
Posted in News, PPE & Standard Precautions
Updated Surgical Attire Recommended Practice Takes Stronger Stance, Nixes Home Laundering

Although it has always recommended institution laundering of surgical attire, the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN) is unequivocal on this position in its newly revised Recommended Practices for Surgical Attire, due for release this month. ...More
October 19, 2010
Posted in Articles, PPE & Standard Precautions
Mercy Health Partners Unveils Innovative Lab Coats that Help Fight Pathogens

Vestagen Technical Textiles today announced that Mercy Medical Center St. Mary's, Mercy Medical Center North, and Mercy Medical Center West in Knoxville, Tenn., purchased Vestex™ nanotechnology-based lab coats. The lab coats were presented to staff physicians in honor ...More
March 25, 2010
Posted in News, PPE & Standard Precautions
AORN Recommending Facility Laundering of Surgical Attire

In a session held at the 57th annual AORN Congress today, Melanie Braswell, a member of AORN's recommended practices review committee, introduced the 10 recommendations AORN is making regarding surgical attire, updated from the previous seven recommendations. ...More
March 15, 2010
Posted in News, Disinfection & Sterilization, PPE & Standard Precautions
AORN Opens Surgical Attire Recommended Practice for Public Comment

The Association of periOperative Registered Nurses announces that its "Recommended Practices for Surgical Attire" is open for public comment through April 11, 2010. For more information, CLICK HERE. ...More
March 3, 2010
Posted in News, PPE & Standard Precautions
SHEA Responds to Observational Study on Effectiveness of Surgical Masks in the Prevention of H1N1 Among Healthcare Workers

The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) issued the following statement today: “While attention among the general public to H1N1 has subsided with the close of the flu season, our responsibility as the nation’s leading healthcare epidemiologists ...More
February 24, 2010
Posted in News, PPE & Standard Precautions
Breaks in Aseptic Technique Require Review of OR Basics

As an infection preventionist, do you know what’s happening in your hospital’s operating rooms (ORs) related to infection prevention and control practices? To get an idea of how well recommended practices are being implemented in the surgical suites across the ...More
February 24, 2010
Posted in Articles, Disinfection & Sterilization, Hand Hygiene, PPE & Standard Precautions
Ansell Joins Humanitarian Effort with Shipments of Gloves to Haiti

As aid pours into Haiti for victims injured and displaced by the recent earthquakes, the massive cleanup is just beginning. Ansell is assisting with the relief effort by shipping gloves for medical workers and work crews involved in the search for victims and removal of ...More
January 26, 2010
Posted in News, PPE & Standard Precautions
Study Shows Bacterial Contamination Associated With Home-Laundered Surgical Scrubs is Significantly Greater Than Other Options

A study comparing the aerobic bacterial bioburden associated with surgical scrub attire shows significantly greater contamination among home-laundered attire than scrubs laundered by the healthcare facility, scrubs sent out by the facility to a third-party company for ...More
January 8, 2010
Posted in News, Disinfection & Sterilization, PPE & Standard Precautions