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. 2023 Apr 1;158(4):421-423.
doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2022.5837.

Association Between Patient Perception of Surgeons and Color of Scrub Attire

Casey A Hribar  1 , Avinash Chandran  2 , Martin Piazza  1   3 , Carolyn S Quinsey  1   3
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Association Between Patient Perception of Surgeons and Color of Scrub Attire

Casey A Hribar et al. JAMA Surg. .
No abstract available

Plain language summary

This survey study involves asking participants about their opinions on positive and negative character traits of male and female clinicians dressed in 4 different colors of scrub suits.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of Interest Disclosures: Dr Chandran reported funding from the National Collegiate Athletic Association as the Director of the National Collegiate Athletic Association Injury Surveillance Program outside the submitted work. No other disclosures were reported.

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Figure 1.
Figure 1.. Identification of Surgeon and Skill Based on Scrub Color
Identifying a surgeon (A) and the most skilled individual (B) based on scrub color.
Figure 2.
Figure 2.. Distribution of Trait Identification
Negative character trait identification (least knowledgeable, skilled, trustworthy, and caring) based on scrub color worn by male (A) and female (B) clinicians.
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  • Carolina Blues.
    Fine AM, Fine LC, Pranikoff T. Fine AM, et al. JAMA Surg. 2023 Oct 1;158(10):1115. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2023.1198. JAMA Surg. 2023. PMID: 37285126 No abstract available.

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