Scrubs (clothing)

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Scrubs, sometimes called surgical scrubs or nursing scrubs, are the sanitary short-sleeved workwear worn by physicians, nurses, dentists and other healthcare workers involved in patient care. Originally designed for use by surgeons and other operating room personnel, who would put them on when sterilizing or "scrubbing in" before gowning up for surgery, they are now worn by many hospital personnel due to the ease of changing. Their use has been extended outside hospitals as well, to work environments where clothing may come into contact with infectious agents (veterinarians, midwives, etc.). A standard scrubs set includes a T-shirt and a pair of sweatpants, the latter with an elastic waistband and/or a knot-fastened girdle. They are designed to be simple (with minimal harbouring sites for contaminants), easy to launder, and cheap to replace if damaged or stained irreparably. In the United Kingdom, scrubs are sometimes known as theatre blues due to the typical blue or dark green colorings...

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