Surgical attire for procedures?

[MedZeppelin]

Quick survey:
Is it necessary to use full surgical gown and drapes for all procedures (i.e. Facets, joints, epidural, etc)? I mean of course this makes sense for implants, but for all percutaneous procedures too?
My hospital QC committee was questioning this, and I'm just trying to get a consensus???
...thanks!

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[Agast]

Do your anesthesiologists gown and drape for labor epidurals, preop epidurals and spinal anesthesia? Probably not.

 

[willabeast]

Quick survey:
Is it necessary to use full surgical gown and drapes for all procedures (i.e. Facets, joints, epidural, etc)? I mean of course this makes sense for implants, but for all percutaneous procedures too?
My hospital QC committee was questioning this, and I'm just trying to get a consensus???
...thanks!

I would do full surgical gown and drapes for epidural catheters.

 

[Ducttape]

Do your anesthesiologists gown and drape for labor epidurals, preop epidurals and spinal anesthesia? Probably not.

but they should...


that being said, draping is different from gowning imo. I can see prep and drape to reduce risk of contamination, and gloves, possibly mask...

 

[SSdoc33]

Quick survey:
Is it necessary to use full surgical gown and drapes for all procedures (i.e. Facets, joints, epidural, etc)? I mean of course this makes sense for implants, but for all percutaneous procedures too?
My hospital QC committee was questioning this, and I'm just trying to get a consensus???
...thanks!

no. nobody does this

 

[Ronin1]

but they should...


that being said, draping is different from gowning imo. I can see prep and drape to reduce risk of contamination, and gloves, possibly mask...

There are CDC recommendations regarding wearing a mask during epidurals.....

 

[SeniorWrangler]

Sterile prep and drape seems pretty reasonable for any procedure. If you're doing a one-time injection, do you really need to change into scrubs and get on a surgical gown? I've never seen anybody do it.