Dangers of cornstarch powder on medical gloves: Seeking a solution

Annals of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 111-115

  Edlich, Richard F ^a,b,h   Long III, William B ^b   Gubler, Dean K ^b   Rodeheaver, George T ^a   Thacker, John G ^c   Borel, Lise ^d   Chase, Margot E ^b   Fisher, Allyson L ^b   Mason, Shelley S ^b   Lin, Kant Y ^e   Cox, Mary J ^f   Zura, Robert D ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b LEGACY EMANUEL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c University of Virginia   (United States)

^d ELASTIC Inc   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^f Eye Physicians of Southern New Jersey   (United States)

^g DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^h Duke University Medical Center ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Citizen's Petition; Cornstarch ban; Examination; Food and Drug Administration; Latex; Surgical gloves; Synthetic

Indexed keywords

STARCH;

ALLERGIC REACTION; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; PERITONEUM ADHESION; PERITONITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SURGICAL GLOVE; WOUND CLOSURE; WOUND INFECTION;

GLOVES, SURGICAL; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; HUMANS; LATEX HYPERSENSITIVITY; POWDERS; STARCH; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 67651230730     PISSN: 01487043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SAP.0b013e3181ab43ae     Document Type: Review

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