Use of a double gloving technique to decrease cross-contamination by anesthesia providers

AANA Journal

Volumn 87, Issue 4, 2019, Pages 307-312

  Jaffe, Garrett ^a   Moriber, Nancy ^a  

^a Fairfield

Author keywords

Anesthesia induction; Contamination; Double gloving; General anesthesia; Intraoperative infection control

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ANESTHESIST; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOREIGN BODY; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; MALE; MEDICAL DEVICE CONTAMINATION; NORMAL HUMAN; ANESTHESIOLOGY; CITY; CONNECTICUT; CROSS INFECTION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE ANESTHETIST; NURSING; NURSING PRACTICE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL GLOVE; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

ADULT; ANESTHESIOLOGY; CITIES; CONNECTICUT; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; GLOVES, SURGICAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE ANESTHETISTS; PRACTICE PATTERNS, NURSES'; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; TRAUMA CENTERS;

EID: 85072523691     PISSN: 00946354     EISSN: 21625239     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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