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 ...

Eliminating the use of traditional surgical skull caps in favor of bouffant caps does not reduce the rate of surgical site infections, according to a study published in Neurosurgery. Hospital ...

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.

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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' ...

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 ...

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 ...