Glove perforation in hand surgery.
A survey of glove perforation in 100 consecutive hand surgery operations was undertaken. A total of 397 pairs of gloves were tested for punctures after the operation. Evidence of perforation was found in 19% of the gloves used, and only in 12 cases did the surgeons actually realize that a perforation had occurred. With a perforation rate of 43%, the surgeons were significantly more at risk of glove perforation than the other members of the operating team.
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Institute of Child Health, Hospital for Sick Children, London, United Kingdom.
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D005932:Gloves, Surgical; D006225:Hand / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans