title: Choosing the right surgical glove: an overview and update.
abstract: Sterile surgical gloves are routinely worn during all invasive procedures to prevent the two-way transmission of pathogens between the surgical team and the patient. This reduces the risk of surgical-site infections and blood-borne diseases. Since their introduction to the operating room over 100 years ago, surgical gloves, and the materials used to make them, have continued to evolve in line with ever-changing healthcare demands. Following recent developments in surgical glove technologies, including de-proteinized natural rubber latex and newer gloving methods such as triple gloving, it is timely that an overview and update of surgical gloves is given. By providing information on latex-associated allergies, glove materials, gloving methods and glove protection, this article will enable practitioners to choose the most appropriate surgical glove.
authors.affiliation: De Montfort University and University Hospitals, Leicester.
authors.forename: Judith
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Tanner
mesh_terms: D002755:Choice Behavior; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000517:prevention & control; D004867:Equipment Design; D004868:Equipment Failure; D005932:Gloves, Surgical / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000600:supply & distribution* / Q000639:trends; D015386:Hazardous Substances / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000379:methods; D020315:Latex Hypersensitivity / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000517:prevention & control; D009871:Operating Room Nursing; D012307:Risk Factors
chemical_list: D015386:Hazardous Substances