Table 1.
Mann-Whitney test: gown-to-gown comparison based on degree of contamination
| Gown* | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | p < 0.001 | p = 0.39 | p = 0.35 | p = 0.07 | |
| 2 | p < 0.001 | p < 0.001 | p < 0.001 | ||
| 3 | p = 0.84 | p = 0.60 | |||
| 4 | p = 0.30 | ||||
| 5 |
* Tested gowns included a conventional Kimberly-Clark MicroCool gown alone (1), a Stryker T5 Zipper Toga (2), a Kimberly-Clark gown and Stryker helmet (3), a Stryker Flyte Toga (4), and a DePuy Toga (5). Gown 2 showed significantly increased contamination when compared directly with each of the other four gown systems.