Protective over-shoes are unnecessary in a day surgery unit.
The lack of agreement on the use of over-shoes tends to perpetuate the ritual of their use in general operating theatres. However, the limited evidence which supports their use in such settings is not applicable in a Day Surgery Unit where their use is not recommended. In order to reduce overt contamination in the unit theatre, a local protocol should be drawn up specifying the use of designated day unit footwear for those that remain within the unit and for all persons entering the operating theatre.
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Department of Microbiology, Friarage Hospital, Northallerton, North Yorkshire, UK.
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D004209:Disposable Equipment / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D004783:Environmental Microbiology; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000379:methods; D011481:Protective Clothing / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012775:Shoes; D013531:Surgicenters / Q000592:standards*; D006113:United Kingdom