Prevalence of adverse reactions to latex gloves in Korean operating room nurses

This study was conducted to determine the prevalence rate of adverse reactions to latex gloves. Among hospital personnel working in operating rooms, 41.4% reported adverse reactions to latex. Especially among OR nurses, the prevalence rate of adverse reactions was 80.3%, and that of latex allergy wa...

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Published in:International journal of nursing studies 2002-08, Vol.39 (6), p.637-643
Main Authors: Hwang, Jee-In, Park, Hyeoun-Ae
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Allergic diseases
Allergies
Atopy
Biological and medical sciences
Gloves
Gloves, Surgical - adverse effects
Humans
Immunopathology
Korea - epidemiology
Latex
Latex allergy
Latex glove
Latex Hypersensitivity - epidemiology
Latex Hypersensitivity - etiology
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Operating Room Nursing
Other localizations
Prevalence
South Korea
Surgery
Surveys and Questionnaires
Theatre nurses
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Summary:This study was conducted to determine the prevalence rate of adverse reactions to latex gloves. Among hospital personnel working in operating rooms, 41.4% reported adverse reactions to latex. Especially among OR nurses, the prevalence rate of adverse reactions was 80.3%, and that of latex allergy was 9.8%. Common symptoms were rash, skin itching, dizziness, and eye itching. Atopics had more latex allergy than the non-atopics. There was no difference in the incidence rate of latex allergy among the five gloves by the prick test. But with the exposure test, ordinary gloves had a higher latex allergy incidence than hypoallergenic gloves.
ISSN:0020-7489
1873-491X
DOI:10.1016/S0020-7489(02)00002-0