Influence of absorbable dusting powders on wound infection

Odum, B C; O’Keefe, John; Lara, W.C.; Rodeheaver, George T.; Edlich, Richard F.

doi:10.1016/s0736-4679(98)00102-4

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“…Several investigators (Jackson et al, 2000;Jaffray & Nade, 1983;Warshaw, 2003) have documented the developmentof an inflammatory response associated with powder from latex gloves during wound healing. Glove starch powder can potentiate the development of wound infections by encouraging bacterial growth (Hunt, Slavin, & Goodson, 1994;Kang, Griffin, & Ellis, 1992;Luijendijk et al, 1996;Odum, O'Keefe, Lara, Rodeheaver, & Edlich, 1998) and can promote abdominal adhesions in clients by acting as a reactive foreign body in tissue. These negative effects can result in longer client hospital stays, increased costs associated with chronic surgical wounds, and secondary surgical complications, such as intestinal obstruction, infertility, or pelvic pain (Kang et aI., 1992;Luijendijk et aI., 1996;Ray, Larsen, Stillman, & Jacobs, 1993).…”

Section: Lementioning

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Conversion to Low-Protein, Powder-Free Surgical Gloves: Is it Worth the Cost?

et al. 2005

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This study was conducted to determine changes in overall costs associated with conversion to powderfree glovesincluding cost of workers' compensation cases for natural rubber latex (NRL)-related symptoms and health care workers' glove satisfaction. The study, a 2-year, longitudinal design with retrospective and prospective aspects, was developed to determine health care worker use of powder-free, low-protein NRL gloves, sensitization, cost, and glove satisfaction. Informed consent was obtained from 103 health care workers. Prior to glove conversion, nearly one-half (44%,36 of 82) of the operating room staff reported symptoms related to NRL exposure. At the end of the 14-month data collection period, only 27% (22 of 82, McNemar test = .007) reported symptoms related to NRL exposure. Additionally, a cost savings of $10,000 per year for gloves was evident with reports of increased user satisfaction. This study demonstrated that conversion to the use of powder-free, low-protein NRL

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