Adequacy of Scrubbing, Gowning and Gloving Among Operating room Nurses

Jeyakumar, Anita Kiruba

doi:10.9790/1959-0601056164

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“…forgot to use gloved left hand to pick up folded cuff of right glove and pull the glove to gowned wrist. 14 Similar findings were found in studies conducted in Indonesia which shows the lowest mean score (1.97 ± .158 of the maximum score of 2). 15 Similarly, current study found that the level of practice on surgical gowning and gloving is statistically significant with profession and educational qualification of the respondents.…”

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Practice of Gowning and Gloving Technique Among Health Personnel at Operation Theatre of Teaching Hospital, Bharatpur

K.C.¹,

Bista²

2022

JCMC

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Background: Gowning and gloving is regarded as the basic component of modern Surgery, its standard of practice is directly concerned with patient safety and infection prevention. The aim of this study was to observe the practice of gowning and gloving technique among health personnel at operation theatre of teaching hospital, Bharatpur, Nepal. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out among 90 health personnel who had scrubbed in the operation theatre before approached to sterile field, by using observational checklist. Sample was selected by using non probability, consecutive sampling technique. Data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics to find the association between the variable. Results: The findings highlighted, that only 36.7% of the health personnel fulfill the criteria of surgical gowning and gloving. The main issues found in the study were not picking up the entire folded gown through all layers from the wrapper (31.1%), and not holding the gown near the gown’s neck and touch unsterile objects (18.9%). Conclusions: The level of practice on gowning and gloving technique was statistically significant with professional experience and education of the respondents. Hence, operation theatre department should develop the audit protocol and in-service training model for the surgical team.

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Practice of Gowning and Gloving Technique Among Health Personnel at Operation Theatre of Teaching Hospital, Bharatpur

K.C.¹,

Bista²

2022

JCMC

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“…Several studies of similar type have shown that significance dissimilarities of level of surgical hand scrub compliance. 4,6,10,[12][13][14] This study found that only 13% of respondents had compliance the surgical hand scrub according to the standard checklist criteria of (more than 90% score without missing critical steps).…”

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Compliance of surgical hand scrub in operation theatre of teaching hospital, Chitwan

Paudel

Bista

2019

J Chitwan Med Coll

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Background: Surgical hand scrub is an important practice that forms the base in the prevention and control of surgical site infection. The objective of the study was to evaluate the compliance of surgical hand scrub among surgical team in Operation Theatre of Teaching Hospital, Chitwan. Methods: Descriptive cross-sectional design was used. Data collection instrument (a checklist) was developed based on national and international standards of surgical hand scrub. Data was collected by observation of surgical team who were scrubbing in the Operation Theatre, Chitwan Medical College before proceeding to surgical procedures. Results: A compliance with the standards for surgical scrub prerequisites (70%), scrub process (81.53%), time of scrub (27%) and overall compliance (75.95%) observed. The total score of compliance with the standard was only 13%. The main issues found in the study were not correctly wore surgical cap and mask (44.9%), using of timer/wall clock before starting scrubbing (91.3%), improper follow the continue rotational action down opposing arms working to the elbow for one minute (53.6%) and repeated blotted dry of skin area once it done (30.4%) Conclusions: The results showed there was gap in the surgical hand scrub of the studied hospital and the compliance with the standard can be improved by simple surgical hand scrub intervention, periodical observation audit and feedback.

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“…The surgical team should wear a sterile gown and gloves to reduce the risk of SSIs [2,3]. Aseptic practices, including scrubbing, gloving, barrier clothing, drapes, and instrument sterilization, are pivotal to protecting the integrity of the sterile field [4]. However, because of the fast-paced nature of the operating room (OR), the short time available for training, and the scarcity of experienced medical…”

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Donning Sterile Surgical Gloves – A Prospective Clinical Audit of Young Surgeons at a Tertiary Care Hospital of Lahore, Pakistan

Khalil-Ur-Rehman¹,

Hussain²,

Fazli³

et al. 2022

Cureus

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BackgroundSterilization and aseptic surgical techniques are the most important keys to successful postoperative outcomes. The standard surgical gloving technique causes early wound healing and reduces morbidity and mortality. ObjectiveTo assess the standard technique of donning sterile surgical gloves while scrubbing among young surgeons. Material and MethodsThis two-week prospective audit involved 60 young residents and house officers after ensuring ethical implications. Participants were observed unannounced for donning sterile surgical gloves in the surgical operation theatre (OT) according to the standard criteria set by World Health Organization (WHO) before and after the relevant intervention. The intervention was made through a clinical lecture, live demonstration, and hands-on sessions. After a detailed literature study, a pro forma was generated to record participants' compliance with 14 steps of donning sterile surgical gloves. Data was sent to a statistician for descriptive analysis. ResultsAbout 72.14% of the participants followed the standard criteria of donning sterile surgical gloves before intervention. This percentage raised to 90.71% after the intervention, showing marked improvement. ConclusionPre-intervention and post-intervention observations showed apparent differences in compliance rates for the standard criteria of donning sterile surgical gloves. This scientific study signifies the need for such clinical audits to boost standard surgical practices, especially among newcomers.

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Adequacy of Scrubbing, Gowning and Gloving Among Operating room Nurses

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Practice of Gowning and Gloving Technique Among Health Personnel at Operation Theatre of Teaching Hospital, Bharatpur

Practice of Gowning and Gloving Technique Among Health Personnel at Operation Theatre of Teaching Hospital, Bharatpur

Compliance of surgical hand scrub in operation theatre of teaching hospital, Chitwan

Donning Sterile Surgical Gloves – A Prospective Clinical Audit of Young Surgeons at a Tertiary Care Hospital of Lahore, Pakistan

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