Surgical Gowns Market

Rise in the number of surgeries across the globe will drive increased adoption of disposable and reusable surgical gowns

Increasing number of surgeries is a major factor contributing to the revenue growth of the surgical gowns market across the globe. A rapidly growing aging population in the world is also responsible for the increased number of surgeries, not only in developed regions but also in the Asia Pacific and the Middle East and Africa region due to the rise in per capita income.

One of the most important functions of surgical gowns is to prevent patients from picking up Hospital Acquired Infections (HAIs) that can be life threatening. With the recent advancements in medicare facilities, the awareness regarding hospital acquired infections has also increased. As per data released by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 30% HAIs are surgical site infections that add a hefty amount to the hospital bill of the patient. Due to this huge amount of money that patients have to spend because of the surgical site infections, people have become more aware of the causes and prevention of HAIs. This increasing awareness regarding HAIs is fueling the growth of the global surgical gowns market.

Continuous innovation by surgical gown manufacturers and lucrative marketing is also expected to boost revenue growth of the global surgical gowns market. The market for surgical gowns has been an established market for a long time but there are a number of innovations in technology for increasing the efficiency of surgical gowns so that the gowns can provide better protection to patients as well as surgeons.

Various options of surgical gowns are available in the market to cater to specific choices. A variety of fabrics such as spunlace, spunbond and SMS materials are available in the surgical gowns market. This huge variety available to meet end user requirements helps in the growth of the surgical gowns market.

Disposable surgical gowns more preferred than reusable surgical gowns

By product type, the disposable surgical gowns segment dominated the global surgical gowns market in revenue terms in 2016 and is projected to continue to do so throughout the forecast period. Disposable surgical gowns segment is the most attractive segment, with an attractiveness index of 5.0 over the forecast period.

This segment is expected to grab about 68% market value share in 2017 and is likely to cross 70% market share by the end of 2025. Owing to the higher protection levels provided by disposable surgical gowns, these type of surgical gowns are expected to have significant adoption over reusable surgical gowns and thus exhibit comparatively higher growth over the forecast period.

The reusable surgical gowns segment is expected to be the second most lucrative segment in the global surgical gowns market, with an attractiveness index of 1.4 over the forecast period. Owing to the higher protection levels provided by disposable surgical gowns, reusable surgical gowns are expected to have lesser adoption over disposable surgical gowns and thus exhibit comparatively lower growth over the forecast period.

Some parts of Middle East & Africa such as Central Africa prefer using reusable surgical gowns over disposable surgical gowns

The MEA is the only region among the seven assessed regions covered in this report where reusable surgical gowns are in good demand. Low disposable income, lack of awareness and unaffordability to purchase expensive disposable surgical gowns are few factors that are responsible for the growth in demand for reusable surgical gowns in the MEA surgical gowns market. This probably explains why the reusable surgical gowns segment dominated the Middle East & Africa surgical gowns market in revenue terms in 2017 with about 55% market share anticipated to be recorded in 2017.

The global surgical gowns market is segmented into the following categories:

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