If you've been through boot camp, the surgical gown makes perfect sense.
From the latimes.com
In surgical gown and cap, Merzia takes her daughter to surgery.
From the thenewstribune.com
Surgical gown, basic training, same thing.
From the latimes.com
Every doctor, nurse and visitor who enters an intensive care patient's room at the University of Maryland Medical Center dons a bright yellow surgical gown and gloves so germs don't spread.
From the stltoday.com
Over this was worn a tie-back or bouffant-style cloth cap, a gauze or synthetic textile mask, a cloth or synthetic surgical gown, latex gloves, and supportive closed-toe shoes.
From the en.wikipedia.org
There was no surgical cap, mask, gown or gloves, and only a postage stamp-sized surgical drape.
From the sacbee.com
Hence the decision by the University of Maryland Medical Center to have every visitor to a surgical ICU room don a gown and gloves.
From the stltoday.com
Wearing a blue gown, yellow gloves, and Philadelphia Eagles bandana, he used a surgical saw to amputate the fingers.
From the boston.com
When the camera closes in to look through the door, you see a surgical team ready to go and the same nurse vainly struggling to get the drunk into a surgeon's gown.