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May inform perioperative protocols with caution; leaves open questions on reuse, attire, fasting, and orders pending rigorous studies.
This Month Reuse of single‐use devices Key words: single‐use devices, resterilization, reuse, repurposing of single‐use devices . Use of long‐sleeved perioperative warm‐up jackets Key words: perioperative attire, recommended practices for attire . Requirements for preoperative fasting Key words: NPO, surgical fasting, preoperative fasting . Necessity of medication orders for medications on the sterile field Key words: medication orders, perioperative medication use, ambulatory surgery .
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Blanchard et al. (2012) studied this question.
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