DisposablePaperGown

\"PaperADVANTAGES:
Papergownsareresistanttowettingsotheyarelesspermeabletobacteria.Theyarepreferredforwetbloodysurgery(equineaBDominalsurgery).
Donninganewgownforeachsurgeryanddisposingofitattheendensuressterility.
DISADVANTAGES:
Paperislessecologicallysoundbecauseitisnotreusable.

Linen(cloth)Gowns

\"ClothADVANTAGES:
Linengownsarebothcomfortableandreusable.Previouslyworngownscanbeautoclavedtoregainsterility.
DISADVANTAGES:
Linenisawovenmaterialsothatwhenitbecomeswet,bacteriacanpermeatethroughitsinterstices.Linenisnotthegownmaterialofchoiceforwet,bloodysurgicalprocedures.

PlasticGowns

\"ClothADVANTAGES:
Plasticissuperiorinitsresistancetowettingandbacterialpenetration.Plasticcanbeusedtoreinforcepapergownsduringwetsurgery(plasticsleevesforabdominalsurgery).
DISADVANTAGES:
PlasticisextremelyuncomfortabletowearbecauseoftheinABIlitytoshedheatandperspiration.