An examination of three draping questions.
Rising costs and a new emphasis on outcomes are stimulating closer scrutiny of traditional OR practices such as draping. What is truly necessary? What is proven? What makes sense? This is the second of a two-part article on draping. In the July issue, we examined draping for clean-contaminated procedures, total body draping, and adherent drapes. In this issue, we tackle three more draping questions.
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