Debunking the Myth: What You Really Need to Know about Clothing, Electronic Devices, and Surgical Site Infection

Affiliations

¹ Department of General and Thoracic Surgery, Children's Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, MO.
² Department of General Surgery, Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL.
³ Department of General and Thoracic Surgery, Children's Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, MO; Department of Pediatric Surgery, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH.
⁴ Department of General and Thoracic Surgery, Children's Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, MO; University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC) School of Medicine, Kansas City, MO.
⁵ Department of General and Thoracic Surgery, Children's Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, MO; University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC) School of Medicine, Kansas City, MO. Electronic address: sstpeter@cmh.edu.

Review

Wendy Jo Svetanoff et al. J Am Coll Surg. 2021 Mar.

. 2021 Mar;232(3):320-331.e7.

doi: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2020.11.032. Epub 2021 Jan 13.

¹ Department of General and Thoracic Surgery, Children's Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, MO.
² Department of General Surgery, Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL.
³ Department of General and Thoracic Surgery, Children's Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, MO; Department of Pediatric Surgery, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH.
⁴ Department of General and Thoracic Surgery, Children's Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, MO; University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC) School of Medicine, Kansas City, MO.
⁵ Department of General and Thoracic Surgery, Children's Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, MO; University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC) School of Medicine, Kansas City, MO. Electronic address: sstpeter@cmh.edu.

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Comment in

Association of periOperative Registered Nurses Addresses Inaccuracies in Critique of Guideline for Surgical Attire.
Spruce L. Spruce L. J Am Coll Surg. 2021 Jul;233(1):158-159. doi: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2021.04.005. Epub 2021 May 4. J Am Coll Surg. 2021. PMID: 33962853 No abstract available.
Debunking the Myth on Surgical Site Infection: In Reply to Spruce.
Svetanoff WJ, St Peter SD. Svetanoff WJ, et al. J Am Coll Surg. 2021 Jul;233(1):159-161. doi: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2021.04.004. Epub 2021 May 15. J Am Coll Surg. 2021. PMID: 34006433 No abstract available.
Closing Thoughts Regarding Surgical Attire.
Cleary PA. Cleary PA. J Am Coll Surg. 2021 Dec;233(6):815. doi: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2021.08.673. Epub 2021 Sep 13. J Am Coll Surg. 2021. PMID: 34531145 No abstract available.