Use of Double Gloving to Reduce Surgical Personnel's Risk of Exposure to Bloodborne Pathogens: An Integrative Review

AORN Journal

Volumn 98, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 585-596.e6

  Childs, Tammy ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Bloodborne pathogen exposure; Double gloving; Glove perforations; Gloves; Percutaneous injury; Single gloving

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOODBORNE BACTERIUM; BLOODBORNE PATHOGEN EXPOSURE; CONTINUING EDUCATION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DOUBLE GLOVING; GENERAL SURGERY; GLOVE PERFORATIONS; GLOVES; HUMAN; MANPOWER; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PERCUTANEOUS INJURY; RISK FACTOR; SINGLE GLOVING; SURGICAL GLOVE;

BLOODBORNE PATHOGEN EXPOSURE; DOUBLE GLOVING; GLOVE PERFORATIONS; GLOVES; PERCUTANEOUS INJURY; SINGLE GLOVING;

BLOOD-BORNE PATHOGENS; EDUCATION, CONTINUING; GENERAL SURGERY; GLOVES, SURGICAL; HUMANS; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PATIENT-TO-PROFESSIONAL; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84888154994     PISSN: 00012092     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aorn.2013.10.004     Document Type: Article

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