The risks and challenges of surgical glove failure

The relationship between infection control standards and surgical gloving practices is an important issue in combating infectious disease. For their own and their patients' protection, health care personnel must rely on the barrier qualities of gloves more than ever before. Both surgical and ex...

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Published inAORN journal Vol. 66; no. 5; p. 867
Main Authors Rabussay, D, Korniewicz, D M
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.11.1997
Subjects
Adult
Bacterial Infections - prevention & control
Bacterial Infections - transmission
Equipment Failure
Gloves, Surgical - standards
Hepatitis, Viral, Human - prevention & control
Hepatitis, Viral, Human - transmission
HIV Infections - prevention & control
HIV Infections - transmission
Humans
Infection Control - methods
Infection Control - standards
Practice Guidelines as Topic
Risk Factors
United Kingdom
United States
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Summary:The relationship between infection control standards and surgical gloving practices is an important issue in combating infectious disease. For their own and their patients' protection, health care personnel must rely on the barrier qualities of gloves more than ever before. Both surgical and examination gloves fail frequently, which puts health care providers and patients at risk of acquiring fluid-borne pathogens. This paper discusses current guidelines, the risk of infection by viral and bacterial pathogens, controversial issues involving gloving practices, and recommendations to improve infection control practices.
ISSN:0001-2092
DOI:10.1016/S0001-2092(06)62667-7