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Perioperative team members wear surgical attire when working in the OR. Wearing clean surgical attire is important to maintain a high level of cleanliness for patient safety. The recently updated AORN "Guideline for surgical attire" provides perioperative nurses with recommendations for wearing surgical attire in the semirestricted and restricted areas of the perioperative setting.
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November 2022
Department of Prosthodontics, Saveetha Dental College and Hospitals, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences, Saveetha University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
The aim of this study is to evaluate a patient's perspective regarding professionalism practiced by dental students in a university hospital setup by survey questionnaire. A questionnaire was formulated and was distributed among patients who visited for their treatment to the outpatient department of the hospital in a university setting. The study group consisted of adult individuals who attended the outpatient Department of Prosthodontics from June 2020 to April 2021.
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J Orthop Surg (Hong Kong)
June 2021
Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, Japan.
Background: In view of preventing surgical site infection (SSI) in the orthopedic operating room (OR), evidence concerning types of footwear and clothing is limited. This study aimed to investigate how different footwear and clothing affect the cleanliness of the OR environment.
Methods: The airborne dust concentration in a bioclean room (NASA class 100) was measured around an operator by using a handheld particle counter under the following conditions: (I) wearing a sterilized full-type space suit with OR dedicated clean sandals; (II) wearing a sterilized full-type space suit with non-dedicated (outside) shoes or severely contaminated outside shoes with surgical glove powder (2 µm mean particle size); and (III) wearing an unsterilized medical scrub uniform with OR dedicated sandals.
Hospital infection control and behaviour of operating room staff.
Cent Eur J Public Health
December 2019
Department of Biomedical and Dental Sciences and Morphofunctional Imaging, University of Messina, Messina, Italy.
Objectives: Surgical site infections (SSIs) are a frequent complication of surgical procedures and one of the most common forms of hospital acquired infection (HAI). National/international guidelines and recommendations have been issued for prevention. The objective of this study was to observe the behaviour of healthcare workers engaged in surgical procedures and hence assess compliance with SSI guidelines.
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J Community Hosp Intern Med Perspect
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Department of Family Medicine & PHC, King Abdul Aziz Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
: Since the time of Hippocrates, dress of the care-giver has been known to influence patient's perception about the physician. To explore patient's preference about physician's dress in Saudi primary healthcare, and how it influences their perception, regarding professionalism, competence, and confidence in the physician. A cross sectional study conducted in primary care clinics in Riyadh, enrolling 443 patients, who filled a self-administered Arabic questionnaire, enquiring about physician clothes such as white coat, scrubs and 'thob (white-robe) shomagh (head cover)' for males, 'veil-skirt' for females, and shoes.
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