tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968787219619380438.post6354278018270439058..comments2023-09-21T04:02:29.457-04:00Comments on Skeptical Scalpel: A white coat is more than just a symbolSkeptical Scalpelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13206922456661320751noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968787219619380438.post-26360122337411657562016-09-22T14:44:38.389-04:002016-09-22T14:44:38.389-04:00Thanks for commenting again and for the link. It&#...Thanks for commenting again and for the link. It's a nice discussion of the topic.Skeptical Scalpelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13206922456661320751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968787219619380438.post-29327220653839668442016-09-21T14:55:38.779-04:002016-09-21T14:55:38.779-04:00Skeptical, it looks like I actually did mis-word t...Skeptical, it looks like I actually did mis-word that - there haven't been before/after analyses of white coats spreading infections. There are, however, many studies that have concluded there "is there is no higher infection risk from daily-washed, white coats, than any other clinical attire."<br /><br />Admittedly there is limited data in general on this subject. More studies should be done on actual pt outcomes rather than just coat contamination (even those studies are limited). <br /><br />A lot of these sources can be found here: http://www.amsj.org/archives/2490Arielhttp://www.medelita.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968787219619380438.post-27951587259839722042016-09-21T12:59:19.150-04:002016-09-21T12:59:19.150-04:00Ariel, thanks for commenting. Interesting story ab...Ariel, thanks for commenting. Interesting story about patient satisfaction and white coats. Someone should study that.<br /><br />Do you have a link or citation for your point about before and after data for hospitals that have banned white coats? I would love to see a paper that has looked at that. Skeptical Scalpelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13206922456661320751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968787219619380438.post-8478260173615014902016-09-20T18:57:49.712-04:002016-09-20T18:57:49.712-04:00Full disclosure: I do work for a scrubs and lab co...Full disclosure: I do work for a scrubs and lab coats company. <br /><br />That being said, I've heard the argument about lab coats transmitting bacterial infections. I'd like to point out that data collected from hospitals where lab coats are banned (for this reason) have no significant decrease in hospital-borne infections. <br /><br />What's more, every study I've seen shows that patients prefer their docs in white coats, for whatever subconscious reason may be. Anecdotally, a friend of mine saw his pt satisfaction scores go up when he wore his white coat for 6 months, and when he went 3 months not wearing it his pt sat scores went back to baseline. Arielhttp://www.medelita.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968787219619380438.post-31281548467167034372016-09-20T13:58:37.042-04:002016-09-20T13:58:37.042-04:00Maybe Tiger needs to wear red for rounds 1 and 2.Maybe Tiger needs to wear red for rounds 1 and 2.Skeptical Scalpelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13206922456661320751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968787219619380438.post-9188270874316663762016-09-20T13:47:36.817-04:002016-09-20T13:47:36.817-04:00Skept:
Tiger did not lose all his red outfits. Re...Skept:<br /><br />Tiger did not lose all his red outfits. Remember: you have to make the cut after the second round to be able to wear your red outfit<br />on day 4.<br /> Unfortunately. not even white coats can save doctors from the<br />curse that has been put upon them by the demand to worship the EMR.William Reicherthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10062067819184876941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968787219619380438.post-81260671513696586562016-09-20T09:34:58.400-04:002016-09-20T09:34:58.400-04:00Scalpel, true (about judges and clergy), but crimi...Scalpel, true (about judges and clergy), but criminals and sinners probably host a few germs.artigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13361655152970244221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968787219619380438.post-31979674441902434362016-09-20T07:47:15.038-04:002016-09-20T07:47:15.038-04:00Cutter, we need a study saying the traditional cap...Cutter, we need a study saying the traditional cap helps us focus better than the bouffant.<br /><br />Artiger, judges and clergy usually don't get accused of transmitting infectious diseases.<br /><br />Old, when the nursing students get their white coats, is a heavy clipboard included?<br /><br />William, good points. But I guess Tiger lost all his red outfits. Maybe Elin got them as part of the divorce settlement.Skeptical Scalpelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13206922456661320751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968787219619380438.post-90740080965317046712016-09-19T21:51:27.846-04:002016-09-19T21:51:27.846-04:00What about the docs who now wear blue coats.? Is i...What about the docs who now wear blue coats.? Is it the color that matters or is it the fact that your brain remembers you solving problems from past experiences wearing a white coat? I think it primes you to pay attention. Same with sports. When you put on that uniform your brain remembers all the times you were forced to put forth a maximum effort in previous games so your brain takes you there again to the same highly motivated place place. Memories can focus your attention to the thing you were doing at the time the memory was formed. This is why Tiger Woods always wore red on the final day of a tournament. He had done it before and got his head into the shots needed to win because the red color reminded him of how it felt to concentrate <br />enough to win. And this is why a woman's perfume can drive a man crazy. Just saying.<br />William Reicherthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10062067819184876941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968787219619380438.post-2120990241147135832016-09-19T21:19:06.860-04:002016-09-19T21:19:06.860-04:00There must be something significant about the whit...There must be something significant about the white coats as some nursing schools have abandoned the capping ritual and now substitute a white coat ceremony. Imitation is the highest form of flattery.Oldfoolrnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01747485143127099085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968787219619380438.post-46662548961109203362016-09-19T20:30:29.753-04:002016-09-19T20:30:29.753-04:00I wear a white coat every day, which (at my own ex...I wear a white coat every day, which (at my own expense) I have professionally laundered no less than every 10 days, sooner if soiled at all. I don't have to wear it, but now I'm afraid my history taking skills will suffer if I don't wear it. <br /><br />You know, judges and clergy don't have to wear robes to do their jobs, but I don't see any movement leaning on them to give them up; I wonder how a similar study with their garb would turn out?artigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13361655152970244221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4968787219619380438.post-87271610079255774512016-09-19T14:50:05.174-04:002016-09-19T14:50:05.174-04:00Imagine how much performance on detail oriented an...Imagine how much performance on detail oriented and fine motor tasks would improve if subjects were allowed to wear a scrub cap designated from a surgeon's (historical) wardrobe, as opposed to a boufont cap which belonged to a fast food employee...Cutterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16936587161473819009noreply@blogger.com