Non-sterile examination gloves and sterile surgical gloves: Which are more sustainable?

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hasan Jamal ◽  
Alexandra Lyne ◽  
Paul Ashley ◽  
Brett Duane
Keyword(s):  
Surgical Gloves

scholarly journals Study of Glove Perforation during Hip Replacement Arthroplasty: Its Frequency, Location, and Timing

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Li Xiao Tao ◽  
Deepak Kumar Basnet
Keyword(s):  
Hip Replacement ◽  
Index Finger ◽  
Surgical Team ◽  
Perforation Rate ◽  
Surgical Gloves ◽  
Team Members ◽  
Hip Replacement Arthroplasty ◽  
Glove Perforation ◽  
Replacement Arthroplasty ◽  
Primary Hip Replacement

Objective. The aim of the study was to evaluate the location, timing, and frequency of glove perforation during hip replacement arthroplasty. Methods. Gloves worn by surgical team members in 19 primary hip replacement arthroplasties were assessed. The study was of a single gloving system. All the used gloves were collected at the end of the surgery and assessed visually and by using water inflation technique. Relevant data were collected at the time of surgery. Results. A total of one hundred and ninety-one surgical gloves were evaluated. Twenty-three glove perforations were noted in nineteen of the operations. Of these perforations 14 belonged to gloves worn by surgeon and first assistant (60.1%). Glove perforation in thumb, index finger, and palm was more common. More perforation occurred in the gloves worn in nondominant hand (52%) but was insignificant. Conclusion. Glove perforation in surgeries such as total hip arthroplasty is not uncommon. In this study of single gloving system glove perforation rate was 12.04%, whereas literature reports of glove perforation rate as low as 3.3% in elective orthopedic surgeries with double gloving system. As such emphasis should be given to wear double pair of gloves wherever this practice is uncommon.

scholarly journals Why were surgical gloves not used earlier?

The Lancet ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 386 (10000) ◽  
pp. 1234-1235 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas Schlich
Keyword(s):  
Surgical Gloves

DISPOSABLE SURGICAL GLOVES

The Lancet ◽  
1968 ◽  
Vol 292 (7574) ◽  
pp. 915
Author(s):  
R BARCLAY
Keyword(s):  
Surgical Gloves

Surgical Gloves

2010 ◽  
Vol 20 (6) ◽  
pp. 219-220 ◽  
Author(s):  
Harold Ellis
Keyword(s):  
19Th Century ◽  
Infected Wound ◽  
Surgical Gloves ◽  
Protective Gloves ◽  
Open Injuries

Surgeons and obstetricians, over the centuries, were only too aware that accidental open injuries during their work, especially in a septic case, could lead to an infected wound, a fulminating illness and often death. Even before the bacterial nature of infection had been established in the mid 19th century, it was still obvious that this dangerous and often fatal condition was caused by the transfer of some poisonous material or ‘miasma’ from the patient to his surgeon. As long ago as 1758, an obstetrician named Walbaum protected his hands by covering them with sheep's caecum. Others used gloves of cotton, silk and leather. After Charles Goodyear developed the vulcanisation process to stabilise rubber in 1844, this became the material of choice for these rather crude protective gloves.

Differential expression of allergens on the internal and external surfaces of latex surgical gloves

2006 ◽  
Vol 34 (5) ◽  
pp. 206-211 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Peixinho ◽  
P. Tavares ◽  
M.R. Tomáz ◽  
L. Taborda-Barata ◽  
C. Tomáz
Keyword(s):  
Differential Expression ◽  
Surgical Gloves

Pre-operative disinfectants for surgeons’ and nurses’ hands

1973 ◽  
Vol 11 (25) ◽  
pp. 99-100
Keyword(s):  
Normal Skin ◽  
Surgical Gloves ◽  
Staph Aureus ◽  
Operation Wound

Pre-operative washing of the hands and forearms is intended to remove dirt, desquamating epidermis, ‘transient’ contaminating organisms, and as many ‘resident’ bacteria as possible. In addition to the normally harmless bacteria commonly found on the skin certain pathogens can colonise minimally damaged skin1 and in some individuals Staph. aureus appears to colonise normal skin. Such organisms can readily reach the operation wound, since surgical gloves often become punctured and conventional gowns are poor barriers to bacteria from the forearm.

Compression Therapy Using Surgical Gloves Does Not Prevent Paclitaxel-induced Peripheral Neuropathy: Results From a Double-blind Phase 2 Trial 

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Haruru Kotani ◽  
Mitsuo Terada ◽  
Makiko Mori ◽  
Nanae Horisawa ◽  
Kayoko Sugino ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Peripheral Neuropathy ◽  
Primary Outcome ◽  
Compression Therapy ◽  
University Hospital ◽  
Double Blind Study ◽  
Double Blind ◽  
Prophylactic Measure ◽  
Weekly Chemotherapy ◽  
Surgical Gloves ◽  
And Control

Abstract Background: Chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) is a common adverse effect of paclitaxel (PTX). There is no known prophylactic measure, although there are some reports of prevention with compression therapy using surgical gloves. On account of its predominantly subjective symptoms, it is difficult to exclude bias when assessing for CIPN. In this study, we assessed the effectiveness of the same procedure for the prevention of paclitaxel-induced PN based on a double-blind study design.Methods: The patients with early and recurrent breast cancer (with no prior PTX exposure) initiating weekly chemotherapy with PTX 80 mg/m2 were enrolled. Each patient donned two gloves on each hand at every PTX infusion. Two one-size-smaller gloves were donned on one hand (study side) and two normal-size gloves were donned on the other hand (control side) during 90 minutes from 30 minutes before the infusion to 30 minutes after the end of the infusion. Study side are blind for both patients and assessing physicians according to determination of the study side by research nurses in the chemotherapy unit.The primary outcome was the difference in the frequency of CIPN (motor/sensory) determined by the physician using the common terminology criteria for adverse events (CTCAE v4.0), with an evaluation at each cycle of PTX infusion. McNemar test was used to assess the primary outcome.Results: Between July 2017 and November 2018, 56 patients were enrolled and 49 patients were evaluated. Overall, Grade ≥ 2 PN (sensory) was observed in 30.6% and 36.7% in the study and control sides, respectively (McNemar p = 0.25). PN (motor) was observed in 4.1% and 6.1% in the study and control sides, respectively (McNemar p = 1.0). Conclusion: Surgical glove compression therapy showed no statistically significant effect on the incidence of PTX-induced PN.Trial registrations: This study was registered with the University Hospital Medical Information Network (UMIN) Clinical Trials Registry managed by the National University Hospital Council of Japan (UMIN000027944).

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