30 years ago in the AORN journal - Perioperative Time Capsule - Brief Article

In an article on epidemiology, the author discusses the "seed"--the emergence of gram-negative organisms as the principle threat to the patient--and the "soil"--increasing awareness of various factors that predispose patients to infection. * The formation of the Association for Practitioners in Infection Control is reported in this issue. * One author tells how OR personnel can protect themselves from radiation by putting a clean sterile glove over the surgical glove and a sterilized leaded x-ray glove over the sterile glove. * According to one article, the principles and practice of acupuncture are credited to legendary Chinese emperor Huang-Ti, who ruled in 2600 BC.

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