Debunking the Myth on Surgical Site Infection

We appreciate the comments in the letter1 concerning the literature evidence about surgical attire and its association with surgical site infection2; however, further clarification is warranted. As noted in our Methods section, both the 2015 and 2019 Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN) Guidelines for Perioperative Practice: Surgical Attire3,4 documents were used as the initial starting points for the literature review, with the 2019 AORN Guideline recommendations4 used for corroboration with the literature review.

Source: Journal of the American College of Surgeons - May 15, 2021 Category: Surgery Authors: Wendy Jo Svetanoff, Shawn D. St Peter Tags: Letter Source Type: research