Use of sterile gloves in the management of sutured hand wounds in the A&E department.
In a single-blind, controlled, prospective trial of 242 sutured wounds of the hand in the A&E department there was increased late purulent infection in those treated without gloves. This difference is statistically significant. We recommend wearing of sterile gloves to suture all wounds in A&E departments.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D005260:Female; D005932:Gloves, Surgical; D006230:Hand Injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011897:Random Allocation; D013242:Sterilization; D013536:Suture Techniques; D014946:Wound Infection / Q000517:prevention & control*