Most of them are cloth, including all kinds of surgical dressings. After surgery, they are sent to a designated decontamination plant by special transporters, and then packaged and sterilized for use again. There is still a lot of wear and tear, and brand new fabric will be shredded after a few washes. Disposable waterproof surgical gowns are also available for use in some specific surgeries, when the operator is too tall or has special requirements, and are considered medical waste after use. Look at the foreign medical theme film and television drama, basically disposable bar inside the brush hand coat is cloth, generally loose and comfortable, replaced daily.

Disposable surgical gowns are generally used to cope with infected surgery or suspected infected surgery.

Most cases are using full-coverage surgical gowns, cotton material, wash and disinfect after use and then reuse.

From an environmental perspective, reusable medical gowns are more economical and sustainable, and provide adequate fluid barrier protection. However, in the long run, reusable gowns require cleaning, disinfection and storage, they can be more costly to hospitals and patients in terms of time, money and effort, and the robustness, reliability and bacterial impermeability of reusable gowns can fade with wetting or repeated washing.

Disposable gowns, which are not reusable, create a barrier between the patient and medical staff, reduce the probability of medical staff coming into contact with potential sources of infection such as patient blood or other body fluids during surgery, reliably provide protection and prevent surgical site infections and the spread of bacteria.