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Why are disposable surgical gowns better than cloth surgical gowns?

We know that surgical gowns are one of the indispensable supplies in every hospital. With the gradual enhancement of people's health awareness, disposable surgical gowns have strode into our field of vision. Cloth surgical gowns have also been gradually replaced by disposable surgical gowns with the changes of the times. The important reason is the obvious superiority of disposable surgical gowns.

Before use, the weight of the cloth surgical gown is 750g, and the disposable surgical gown is 82g. Soak the two in water, take them out and put plastic on them so that they don’t drip down, weigh them, and the cloth is 1750g. , One-time is 110g, then find out the weight after immersion and the weight percentage when not immersed in water, it becomes their humidity resistance.

The efficacy of the Isolation Clothes can directly affect the success or failure of the operation. If the surgical gown cannot achieve the isolation effect, it may cause surgical infection and cause the operation to fail. The surgical gown has the function of isolation on both sides, which can not only prevent the spread of bacteria from the operator to the patient, but also prevent the spread of pathogenic bacteria to the operator.

The anti-humidity of cloth surgical gowns is 233.33%, and the anti-humidity of disposable surgical gowns is 13.14%. It can be seen that the greater the anti-humidity, the stronger the water absorption, the easier it is to get damp, so that bacteria can easily multiply and grow, and vice versa. Can block the reproduction and growth of bacteria. Experiments have proved that the antibacterial performance of disposable surgery is good because of its low humidity resistance. It is worthy of promotion. There is only one shortcoming: poor air permeability. To solve this problem, we use dry-laid non-woven fabrics instead of non-woven fabrics. The chest pieces and sleeves are non-woven.


Cloth surgical gowns are highly resistant to humidity. The operator will easily get wet if the operator sweats a little or splashes blood or water. Bacteria are easy to grow and multiply in a humid environment. It will lose its effect, so the cloth surgical gown is not easy to promote, and its advantage is good air permeability. The key to medical surgical gowns is to be safe and effective, and the comfort is secondary.