What did the cath lab directors say about their lab’s sterile techniques?
This topic engendered the prevailing skepticism about hats and masks and the resignation to regulators’ dictates about hats, masks and gowns. Here’s just a few of the comments. One interventionalist from Illinois wrote that “I am not convinced that mask and gowns really make a great difference to the patient [during prep]. I believe that there are no specific guidelines on this. Those that are based on expert consensus may or may not have data sufficient to support it and it is unlikely any one can do such a study. However in my lab, I wear hat, mask, gown, and gloves as a barrier of protection for myself.” Another lab director from the same state said, “The Department of Public Health decides how the labs will be set up and it makes little difference what the data is based on and more on their preconceived notions.” Another director indicated, “In this day and age of evidence-based rather than opinion-based guidelines, I would like anyone to cite the data that wearing a surgical mask
