A comparison of the effect of different surgical gloves on objective measurement of fingertip cutaneous sensibility

Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 95-98

  Bucknor, A ^a   Karthikesalingam, A ^a,c   Markar, S R ^b   Holt, P J ^c   Jones, I ^a   Allen Mersh, T G ^a  

^a CHELSEA AND WESTMINSTER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cutaneous sensibility; Discrimination; Surgical glove

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; FINGER; HUMAN; MALE; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESSURE; SENSATION; SKIN; SURGICAL GLOVE;

ADULT; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; FINGERS; GLOVES, SURGICAL; HUMANS; MALE; PRESSURE; SENSATION; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; SKIN;

EID: 79952473333     PISSN: 00358843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1308/003588411X12851639108150     Document Type: Article

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