Is double-gloving really protective? A comparison between the glove perforation rate among perioperative nurses with single and double gloves during surgery

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 204, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 210-215

  Guo, Yue Ping ^a   Wong, Po Ming ^a   Li, Yi ^a   Or, Peggy Pui Lai ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Abdominal surgery; Double gloving; Glove perforation rate; Perioperative nurses

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE GLOVING; FEMALE; FINGER; GLOVE PERFORATION RATE; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATING ROOM PERSONNEL; OPERATION DURATION; PARAMETERS; PERIOPERATIVE NURSING; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SINGLE GLOVING; STAFF NURSE; SURGICAL GLOVE;

ADULT; BLOOD-BORNE PATHOGENS; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; FEMALE; GLOVES, SURGICAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PERIOPERATIVE NURSING; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE;

EID: 84863985892     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: 18791883     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2011.08.017     Document Type: Article

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