EX-23.1 13 dex231.htm CONSENT OF KPMG LLP CONSENT OF KPMG LLP

Exhibit 23.1

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The Board of Directors

Owens & Minor, Inc.:

We consent to the use of our reports with respect to the consolidated balance sheets of Owens & Minor, Inc. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2005 and 2004, and the related consolidated statements of income, changes in shareholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2005, management’s assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting incorporated by reference herein and to the reference to our firm under the heading “Experts” in the prospectus.

/s/ KPMG LLP

 

Richmond, Virginia

April 3, 2006