Efficacy of Double Gloving with a Coloured Inner Pair for Immediate Detection of Operative Glove Perforations

European Journal of Surgery

Volumn 162, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 941-944

  Duron, Jean Jacques ^a   Keilani, Koussay ^a   Elian, Negib G ^a  

^a PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Glove; Glove perforation; Infusion port; Venous access

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PERFORATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SURGICAL GLOVE; WOUND INFECTION;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PATIENT-TO-PROFESSIONAL; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; FEMALE; GLOVES, SURGICAL; HEMATOLOGIC DISEASES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0029825542     PISSN: 11024151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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