Open AccessSURGICAL GOWN FABRIC;
Author(s) -
Farzana Kishwar,
Fatima Ali
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
the professional medical journal/the professional medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2071-7733
pISSN - 1024-8919
DOI - 10.29309/tpmj/2017.24.07.1111
Subject(s) - medicine , wetting , laundry , dentistry , forensic engineering , composite material , materials science , engineering , waste management
Objectives: 1. To find out the affect of surface wetting of existing surgical gownfabric before and after laundering (among three groups of hospitals). 2. To compare the resultsof surface wetting of existing surgical gowns among three groups of hospitals. Study Design:The study has Experimental design. Period: March, 2017- June, 2017. Setting: This fabricwas collected from different govt. and private hospitals under study. Materials and Methods:The surgical gown fabric was used as sample for experiments. All the experimental work wasdone at PCSIR Labs. Lahore. Result and Conclusion: According to the above graph figure 04the resistance of fabric to surface wetting (spray test) was absolutely same in Group B and C.However, in Group A, the values were slightly greater than other two groups from new gown to10th laundering intervals and became null in further laundering, similar to group A and B. Theresistance to surface wetting nullified in almost all groups after 5th laundry and no statisticaldifference was observed in resistance of fabric in all groups i.e. (p-value=0.423). These gownsdid not match any international standard or parameter either. After repeated launderings mostof the gowns were torn and became discolored. Among three groups under study group Ashowed highest ratings in ISO-Spray test where as for weft yarns group c failed the test.