There are no national rules against surgeons operating with inflammation, although the doctors cannot operate when they have open wounds, Dr. Rekha Murthy, medical director of epidemiology at Cedars-Sinai,, told the Times.
Date: Dec 10, 2012
Category: Health
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Surgeon infected 5 patients at Cedars-Sinai, hospital reports
get the best protection from surgical gloves. Surgeons with open sores or known infections aren't supposed to operate, but there is no national standard on what to do if they have skin inflammation, said Rekha Murthy, medical director of the hospital's epidemiology department.