Hi All, does anyone work at a trust where reusable drapes and gowns are used in orthopaedic theatres? At many trusts it seems orthopaedic theatres have remained resistant to reusable drapes/gowns despite these being used in all other specialties. I would be very interested to here if anyone uses reusable stuff in orthopaedics. Thanks.
Reusable drapes and gowns in orthopaedic surgery
We are very early in our hopeful return to reusable linen. We met the Director of a large reusable linen company (Retex) and he said that they had not offered their linen for orthopaedics. It may be a chicken and egg situation. Does anyone know about any infection control studies specifically for orthopaedics?
Hi James, sorry this is a long time after your initial post but in case it's still helpful we are starting a trial of reusable gowns (and may go on to reusable drapes) at Peterborough City Hospital - the surgeon trialing them is orthopaedic, he's planning to start using them for surgeries that don't involve implants in the first instance. I can see if he'd be happy to be in touch if that's helpful? Also I understand Norfolk and Norwich use reusable drapes for all surgeries and presumably this includes orthopaedics.
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