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[The evaluation of the efficacy of drapes and gowns of nonwoven fabric versus drapes and gowns of cotton in reducing the incidence of postoperative wound infections]. 1992

M Treggiari, and A Benevento, and R Caronno, and R Dionigi

Dipartimento di Chirurgia, Università degli Studi di Pavia, Sede di Varese.

The importance of the preparation of an operative field which will guarantee satisfactory conditions of asepsis during the entire operation is an indispensible premise for controlling the development of postoperative wound infections. This paper compared the efficacy of disposable clothes and gowns in TNT FABRIC 450* in relation to cotton gowns in reducing the incidence of postoperative wound infections. Cotton items were used for 25 subjects out of a group of 50 operated patients and nonwoven fabric (TNT FABRIC 450*) items were used for the other 25. Thorough bacteriological tests were performed in each patient before, during and after the operation. On the basis of the duration of the operation, it was observed that TNF FABRIC 450* was as efficacious as cotton in controlling postoperative infections in those operations with a short or medium duration; it offered greater protection in lengthy operations, with a higher risk of endogenous and exogenous contamination. It was also observed that disposable items were indispensable in patients treated with radioactive materials and offered greater safety in seropositive patients.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D003020	Clothing	Fabric or other material used to cover the body.	Clothes,Garments,Military Uniforms,Nurse Uniforms,School Uniforms,Uniforms,Garment,Military Uniform,Nurse Uniform,School Uniform,Uniform,Uniform, Military,Uniform, Nurse,Uniform, School,Uniforms, Military,Uniforms, Nurse,Uniforms, School
D003368	Gossypium	A plant genus of the family MALVACEAE. It is the source of COTTON FIBER; COTTONSEED OIL, which is used for cooking, and GOSSYPOL. The economically important cotton crop is a major user of agricultural PESTICIDES.	Cotton Plant,Cotton Plants,Gossypiums,Plant, Cotton,Plants, Cotton
D004209	Disposable Equipment	Apparatus, devices, or supplies intended for one-time or temporary use.	Equipment, Disposable
D004783	Environmental Microbiology	The study of microorganisms living in a variety of environments (air, soil, water, etc.) and their pathogenic relationship to other organisms including man.	Microbiology, Environmental
D005069	Evaluation Studies as Topic	Works about studies that determine the effectiveness or value of processes, personnel, and equipment, or the material on conducting such studies.	Critique,Evaluation Indexes,Evaluation Methodology,Evaluation Report,Evaluation Research,Methodology, Evaluation,Pre-Post Tests,Qualitative Evaluation,Quantitative Evaluation,Theoretical Effectiveness,Use-Effectiveness,Critiques,Effectiveness, Theoretical,Evaluation Methodologies,Evaluation Reports,Evaluation, Qualitative,Evaluation, Quantitative,Evaluations, Qualitative,Evaluations, Quantitative,Indexes, Evaluation,Methodologies, Evaluation,Pre Post Tests,Pre-Post Test,Qualitative Evaluations,Quantitative Evaluations,Report, Evaluation,Reports, Evaluation,Research, Evaluation,Test, Pre-Post,Tests, Pre-Post,Use Effectiveness
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D001207	Asepsis	The prevention of access by infecting organisms to the locus of potential infection.
D013523	Surgical Equipment	Nonexpendable apparatus used during surgical procedures. They are differentiated from SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS, usually hand-held and used in the immediate operative field.	Equipment, Surgical,Equipments, Surgical,Surgical Equipments
D013530	Surgical Wound Infection	Infection occurring at the site of a surgical incision.	Postoperative Wound Infection,Infection, Postoperative Wound,Infection, Surgical Wound,Surgical Site Infection,Wound Infection, Postoperative,Wound Infection, Surgical,Infection, Surgical Site,Infections, Postoperative Wound,Infections, Surgical Site,Infections, Surgical Wound,Postoperative Wound Infections,Surgical Site Infections,Surgical Wound Infections,Wound Infections, Postoperative,Wound Infections, Surgical
D013784	Textiles	Filament or fiber, or the materials generated from them by weaving, embroidery, knitting, crocheting, tufting, or felting such as yarn, thread, cording, rope, netting, lace, or sheets of cloth or fabric.	Textile