At least two exploratory studies (done decades ago) demonstrated no difference in the outcome for patients between those operated on by surgical teams with masks and those operated on by teams w/o masks. Surgical masks protect only the surgical team members from splashes of biological fluids from the patient. It seems nobody is intereste…
At least two exploratory studies (done decades ago) demonstrated no difference in the outcome for patients between those operated on by surgical teams with masks and those operated on by teams w/o masks. Surgical masks protect only the surgical team members from splashes of biological fluids from the patient. It seems nobody is interested in performing full-fledged studies because the surgical mask use by the medical establishment is now a tradition, and masking up prior to surgery is akin to a religious ritual.
At least two exploratory studies (done decades ago) demonstrated no difference in the outcome for patients between those operated on by surgical teams with masks and those operated on by teams w/o masks. Surgical masks protect only the surgical team members from splashes of biological fluids from the patient. It seems nobody is interested in performing full-fledged studies because the surgical mask use by the medical establishment is now a tradition, and masking up prior to surgery is akin to a religious ritual.