title: [The advent of surgical gloves].
abstract: The advent of surgical gloves had a double evolution. Evolution of the material: cecum of a sheep, cotton, silk, leather, rubber. Originally introduced to protect theatre staff's hands from corrosive solutions, subsequent use was to protect the patient from contamination by theatre staff. Many surgeons contributed to the evolution of the surgical gloves. The use of gloves was truly part of an evolutionary process than a discovery. The turning of surgical gloves is now incontestable, and their use more and more important. Surgical gloves must secure a crossing protections between surgeon and patient.
authors.affiliation: Département de chirurgie cervicofaciale, Institut Gustave-Roussy, 39, rue Camille-Desmoulins, 94805 Villejuif, France.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Germain
mesh_terms: D002424:Caustics / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000266:history; D013502:General Surgery / Q000266:history*; D005932:Gloves, Surgical / Q000266:history*; D049671:History, 18th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000266:history* / Q000379:methods; D012408:Rubber / Q000266:history
chemical_list: D002424:Caustics; D012408:Rubber