Why is surgery usually blue and always wrinkled?
The surgery room in the hospital is one of the most stringent places, all details must ensure absolute sterile standards to protect the patient's health.
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Most doctors and surgeons wear blue or green shirts.Many people think it is the blue of "hope" or imagine many other interesting reasons ... However, this color is no coincidence that there is actually scientific reason!
Blue helps minimize the phenomenon of eye fatigue for doctors when working in strong light.At the same time, the eyes easily identify contrasting colors such as red blood, thereby focusing better on the details of the surgery.
However, what makes many people wonder is why these surgical shirts are always wrinkled, not as flat as other medical costumes.Is this a sign of unprofessional?
According to MSc Nguyen Xuan Tuan (Hung Viet Oncology Hospital, lecturer at the University of Medicine and Pharmacy - Hanoi National University), there are two main types of surgery now:
1. Woven fabric surgery: This type of shirt is used many times, often made from cotton or poly fabric.This type of shirt is often seen in many hospitals.
Wrinkled fabric surgery after steaming process carefully.
2. Non -woven cloak, resistant: This type of shirt is made of material like "paper shirt", only used once and then removed.
Medical non -woven robes, once used.
According to Dr. Tuan, the reason why woven surgery is often wrinkled is due to the rigorous sterilization process they have to go through.After use, the shirt must be sterilized by steaming at high temperatures (usually above 121 degrees C) to completely eliminate bacteria, viruses and other microorganisms.It is the high temperature during the drying process, making the fabric become wrinkled and difficult to keep the flatness as before.
In addition to sterilizing drying process, there are a number of other factors that make the surgery wrinkled:
- Transportation and packaging process: After sterilization, the surgical shirt is tightly wrapped and closed in sterile bags to ensure safety for the next use.The pressure and collision with other items during transport can cause wrinkles.
- High frequency of use: These shirts must be used continuously daily and then undergo drying and reuse.So it is difficult to keep the shirt as original.
Many people think that just a flat surgical shirt will look more professional and neat.However, the fact that the surgical shirts do not need to be flat because they will be wrinkled again after going through the drying process.In addition, ironing can damage the antibacterial properties of the shirt after sterilization.
Doctors said that whether it is a woven or non -woven shirt, the most important thing is to ensure absolute sterile to protect the health of the patient.The wrinkled shirt does not affect the effectiveness of the surgery, as long as the sterile process is strictly followed. ".
Doctor Nguyen Xuan Tuan explained: Why is the surgeon of the doctor wrinkled?
Currently, many large hospitals have switched to using non -woven robes to minimize the risk of infection and ensure higher sterile standards.However, due to the high cost, not all hospitals have the opportunity to use this type of shirt.For hospitals with limited budgets, reusable cloth shirts are still a common choice to save costs.
Therefore, the surgery of wrinkled doctors is not a sign of lack of professionalism but the result of strict sterilization process and requirements to ensure absolute sterile in the operating room.