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Changes in the properties of pure cotton surgical gowns and drapes with clinical use and reprocessing
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 04 August 2022
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The impact of repeated in-hospital reprocessing on 100% cotton fabric continues to be debated. We analyzed the properties of surgical gowns and drapes over 15 months of clinical use. The amount of linting fibers and the water absorption rate increased significantly, but microbial and blood penetration was preserved.
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PREVIOUS PRESENTATION: This report was presented as “12. Uluslararası Sterilizasyon Dezenfeksiyon Kongresi” on December 9–12, 2021, at the Asteria Kremlin Palace Congress Center in Antalya, Turkey (ISBN: 978-605-80145-2-7, p. 39).