Surgical Glove Failures in Clinical Practice Settings

Health care personnel often pay little attention to the barrier effectiveness of the surgical gloves they use in clinical settings. They may assume that all surgical gloves provide adequate protection against the transfer of bloodborne pathogens, chemicals, or mutagenic substances. Perioperative sta...

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Published in:AORN journal 1997-10, Vol.66 (4), p.660,665,671,673-663,668,671,673
Main Authors: Korniewicz, Denise M., Rabussay, Dietmar
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Equipment Failure
Evaluation
Gloves (Surgery)
Gloves, Surgical - standards
Humans
Perioperative Nursing
Safety and security measures
Surgery
Surgical Procedures, Operative
United States
United States Food and Drug Administration - standards
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Summary:Health care personnel often pay little attention to the barrier effectiveness of the surgical gloves they use in clinical settings. They may assume that all surgical gloves provide adequate protection against the transfer of bloodborne pathogens, chemicals, or mutagenic substances. Perioperative staff members frequently are unaware that their surgical gloves have failed until they find blood on their hands after operative procedures are completed. In this first article of a three-part series, the authors review current surgical glove testing standards, define surgical glove failure, and describe the reasons that surgical glove failure occurs in clinical practice settings. AORN J 66 (Oct 1997) 660–673.
ISSN:0001-2092
1878-0369
DOI:10.1016/S0001-2092(06)62919-0