A global inventory of hospitals using powder-free gloves: a search for principled medical leadership

Jackson, Elise M.; Arnette, Jarrett A; Martin, Marcus L.; Tahir, Wiqas M; Frost‐Arner, Lieselotte; Edlich, Richard F.

doi:10.1016/s0736-4679(99)00202-4

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“…Gloves are very important to prevent infection from patient to patient and from patient to healthcare workers. Therefore, we recommend a clarification of priorities, such as ease-of-donning, barrier protection, durability, tactile sensitivity, comfort, non-irritating and cost, before selecting gloves for a certain procedure 22) . Handling waste, changing diapers, changing pads, washing perineum or administering enema usually do not require tactile sensitivity.…”

Section: The Relationship Between Glove Selection and Occupational Dementioning

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Glove Selection as Personal Protective Equipment and Occupational Dermatitis among Japanese Midwives

Sasaki

Kobayashi

2006

Journal of Occupational Health

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Section: The Relationship Between Glove Selection and Occupational Dementioning

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Glove Selection as Personal Protective Equipment and Occupational Dermatitis among Japanese Midwives

Sasaki

Kobayashi

2006

Journal of Occupational Health

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“…Apart from the widespread move from a powdered to a powder-free glove policy in response to scientific evidence identifying cornstarch powder as the main agent responsible for the development of latex sensitisation and allergy in exposed HCWs, [9] gloves with low latex allergen concentrations can further reduce latex allergy by limiting cutaneous exposure and dose. Laboratory studies have demonstrated that as much as 2.2% of latex allergen protein can penetrate intact skin within 24 hours of exposure.…”

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“…[7] Previous studies have shown a reduction in latex allergy when workers were exposed exclusively to powderfree low-protein latex gloves. [8][9] …”

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High concentrations of natural rubber latex allergens in gloves used by laboratory health personnel in South Africa

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Introduction. Gloves made of natural rubber latex (NRL) are commonly used by healthcare workers because of their good qualities. However, allergic reactions to latex allergens are still commonly reported. Results. Twenty NRL gloves from 13 different brands were analysed. Only four (20%) of the 20 NRL gloves analysed had a total allergen content <0.15 µg/g, the suggested threshold limit for low allergenicity for the sum of these four allergens. Conclusion. This study demonstrated that a very low proportion of gloves tested had a total allergen content below the threshold for low allergenicity.

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“…29 Jackson compartilha essa opinião e afirma que em 2000 havia 70 hospitais nos EUA e três na Europa que já usavam luvas sem talco. 30 Outras alternativas ao látex, embora mais caras que as luvas sem talco, são as luvas de vinil, poliuretano, neoprene, polisoprene sintético e nitrile. Imunoterapia específica subcutânea com extratos padronizados tem sido tentada com bons resultados sobre sintomas como rinite, conjuntivite e manifestações cutâneas, mas ainda há muitos efeitos adversos, incluindo urticária, hipotensão, broncoespasmo e edema faríngeo em 8% das doses.…”

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Alergia ao látex em profissionais de saúde de São Paulo, Brasil

Montalvão

Pires

Mello

2008

An. Bras. Dermatol.

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Resumo: FUNDAMENTOS -Alergia ao látex é comum em trabalhadores da saúde, resultando em absenteísmo e afastamento das atividades profissionais. Há no Brasil poucos estudos publicados sobre o assunto. Enquanto na população geral a prevalência de alergia ao látex é menor que 2%, nos profissionais de saúde pode chegar a 30%. OBJETIVO -Estudar a prevalência de alergia ao látex em profissionais de saúde do Hospital do Servidor Público Estadual de São Paulo. MÉTODOS -Foi aplicado questionário aberto a profissionais que têm contato com luvas de borracha em todos os serviços do hospital. Foi colhido sangue daqueles que referiram sintomas e dosado anticorpo IgE específico por meio do ImmunoCAP. Para análise estatística utilizaram-se porcentagens, tabelas e teste qui-quadrado. RESULTADOS -Foram distribuídos 2.349 questionários, e respondidos 1.045, dos quais 129 referiram correlação entre uso de látex e sintomas sugestivos de alergia, e 54 permitiram a coleta de sangue para determinação de IgE específica. Neste grupo houve dois casos em que foi demonstrado anticorpo específico, estabelecendo-se prevalência de 3,7% de alergia ao látex. Fatores como gênero, profissão, freqüência de contato com luvas, setor de trabalho e antecedentes de atopia foram relacionados com maior prevalência de alergia ao látex. CONCLUSÃO -A prevalência de alergia ao látex encontrada foi de 3,7%. Palavras-chave: Epidemiologia; Hipersensibilidade ao látex; Hipersensibilidade imediata ; Látex Abstract: BACKGROUND -Latex allergy is common among healthcare workers and leads to absence

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A global inventory of hospitals using powder-free gloves: a search for principled medical leadership

Cited by 33 publications

References 40 publications

Glove Selection as Personal Protective Equipment and Occupational Dermatitis among Japanese Midwives

Glove Selection as Personal Protective Equipment and Occupational Dermatitis among Japanese Midwives

High concentrations of natural rubber latex allergens in gloves used by laboratory health personnel in South Africa

Alergia ao látex em profissionais de saúde de São Paulo, Brasil

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