Is a mask necessary in the operating theatre?
Orr, N.W.
Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England 63(6): 390-392
1981
ISSN/ISBN: 0035-8843 PMID: 7294681 Document Number: 177013
No masks were worn in one operating theatre for 6 months. There was no increase in the incidence of wound infection.
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