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JANUARY 19, 2018

Consensus Group Will Seek Skullcap Clarity

Recent Studies Reject Idea That Bouffant Caps Are Better At Preventing Infection

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San Diego—Organizations representing surgeons, anesthesiologists and nurses will gather in early 2018 to review evidence on the controversial issue of operating room attire, after a series of recent studies showed bouffant caps do not appear to be associated with a reduced risk for surgical site infections compared with traditional surgical caps.

“We are going to reconvene an evidence-based review process sometime after the first of the year to try to come to consensus,” said