Readings on Perioperative Care Issues

The following "Operating Room Environment" columns are reprinted from the Bulletin of the American College of Surgeons.

Guidelines for prevention of surgical site infection (37K PDF)
Vol. 85, Number 7
July 2000

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Are "impervious" gowns really liquid-proof?
Vol. 84, Number 8
August 1999

Guideline for Prevention of Surgical Site Infection, 1999
Published The Hospital Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee, national Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Latex allergy: How safe are your gloves?
Vol. 82, Number 7
July 1997

Fires in the operating room
Vol. 82, Number 8
August 1997

Committee on Perioperative Care