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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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' ...