Double or single gloves: Which is safer in pediatric orthopedic surgery

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 409-411

  Al Habdan, Ibrahim ^a   Corea, J Ran ^a   Sadat Ali, Mir ^a  

^a IMAM ABDULRAHMAN BIN FAISAL UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Double gloves; Pediatric orthopedic surgery; Single gloves

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY FLUID; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DATA BASE; INDEX FINGER; MEDICAL RECORD; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGEON; SURGICAL GLOVE; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; WOUND INFECTION;

EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; EQUIPMENT SAFETY; GLOVES, SURGICAL; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; PEDIATRICS; SAUDI ARABIA;

EID: 33748510137     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.bpo.0000217728.01170.4b     Document Type: Article

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