All of the members of the surgical team must perform a "surgical scrub" except which of the following?
A. Anesthetist/anesthesiologist
B. Surgical technologist
C. Scrub nurse
D. Surgeon
A
The anesthetist or anesthesiologist does not enter the sterile field. Caps, masks, scrub clothing, and scrub jackets are worn to prevent shedding of microorganisms, but sterile gloves and surgical scrubbing are not needed.
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