Scrub suits have long been identified as the ubiquitous clothing of surgeons. It is time to look at how we are currently using (and misusing) this staple of the medical profession.With the advent of surgical antisepsis came the concept that surgeons' attire could be responsible for the spread of pathogens and the infection of operative cases. Procedures were instituted that required surgeons to change out of clothing worn outside the hospital and into special scrub suits to prevent the dissemination of community- and hospital-acquired contaminants into the sterile operative field. Personnel in operating rooms were required to shed their outside clothing and don newly cleansed clothing. When the personnel left the operating room, they were to change back into their own clothing to depart the hospital.
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