Integrity of Vinyl and Latex Procedure Gloves

Korniewicz, Denise M.; Laughon, Barbara E.; Butz, Arlene; Larson, Elaine

doi:10.1097/00006199-198905000-00011

Cited by 92 publications

(67 citation statements)

References 0 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Unclassified

Order By: Relevance

“…It is of great importance to know that wearing surgical gloves does not provide complete protection against acquisition of infections caused by some organisms such as hepatitis B and herpes simplex virus [14,19]. The barrier integrity of gloves varies based on the type and quality of glove material, intensity of use, length of time used, and manufacturer [5,[10][11][12]. In a study by DeGroot-Kosolcharoen and Jones [5], only four brands of sterile latex surgeons' gloves proved nonpermeable to water and blood.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Do Longer Surgical Procedures Result in Greater Contamination of Surgeons’ Hands?

Hosseini

Mundis

Eastlack

et al. 2016

Clinical Orthopaedics &Amp; Related Research

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Background A surgical site infection is a substantial cause of complications in patients. Different methods are being used to decrease surgical site infections; however, these infections still can cause complications, especially in patients undergoing longer operations ([ 3 hours). There is evidence that the efficacy of the scrubbing material fades after 3 hours. However, we do not know the longevity of hand cleanliness after application of scrubbing materials in a long operation. It can be postulated that if the surgeon's scrubbed hands are recolonized after a certain time, they may serve as a progressive source of contamination during surgery. Questions/purposes We asked: (1) Is there a correlation between surgical duration and hand contamination at the end of surgery? (2) At what point during surgery does hand contamination reach or exceed prescrub levels? Methods Three spine surgeons using the same scrubbing technique and materials consisting of chlorhexidine gluconate 1% solution and ethyl alcohol 61% w/w were enrolled in our study. Between December 2014 and April 2015, spine procedures of 3 hours or more, which were the One of the authors (PH) received funding from The San Diego Spine Foundation for this study. One of the authors certifies that he (BAA) or a member of his immediate family, has or may receive payments or benefits, during the study period, an amount of USD 10,000 to 100,000 from Nuvasive (San Diego, CA, USA), K2M (Leesburg, VA, USA), and DePuy Synthes (West Chester, PA, USA), and Ellipse (Aliso Viejo, CA, USA); an amount of USD 100,000 to 1000,000 from Nuvasive (San Diego, CA, USA); an amount of less than USD 10,000 from Ellipse (Aliso Viejo, CA, USA), Kspine (Leesburg, VA, USA), International Spine Study Group (Brighton, CO, USA), Nuvasive (San Diego, CA, USA), and K2M (Leesburg, VA, USA); Growing Spine Foundation (Milwaukee, WI, USA), San Diego Spine Foundation (San Diego, CA, USA), Scoliosis Research Society (Milwaukee, WI, USA), and Society of Lateral Access Surgery (San Diego, CA, USA). One of the authors certifies that he (GMM) or a member of his immediate family, has or may receive payments or benefits, during the study period, an amount of USD 100,000 to 1,000,000 from Nuvasive (San Diego, CA, USA); an amount of less than USD 10,000 from K2M (Leesburg, VA, USA), Medicrea (Lyon, France), Misonix (Farmingdale, NY, USA), International Spine Study Group Foundation (Brighton, CO, USA), Society of Lateral Access Surgery (San Diego, CA, USA), Scoliosis Research Society (Milwaukee, WI, USA), and San Diego Spine Foundation (San Diego, CA, USA). One of the authors certifies that he (RE) or a member of his immediate family, has or may receive payments or benefits, during the study period, an amount of less than USD10,000 from Globus Medical (Audubon, PA, USA), Aesculap/B. Braun (Center Valley, PA, USA), DePuy (West Chester, PA, USA), Johnson & Johnson Company (New Brunswick, NJ, USA), Eli Lilly (Indianapolis, IN, USA), Synthes (West Chester, PA, USA), DiFusion (Georgetown, TX, USA), Inv...

show abstract

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Do Longer Surgical Procedures Result in Greater Contamination of Surgeons’ Hands?

Hosseini

Mundis

Eastlack

et al. 2016

Clinical Orthopaedics &Amp; Related Research

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…73 In such instances, pathogens presumably gain access to the caregivers' hands via small defects in gloves or by contamination of hands during glove removal. 123,520,913,914 …”

Section: Reasons For Glove Usementioning

confidence: 99%

“…[913][914][915][916][917][918][919][920] In some published studies, vinyl gloves more frequently had defects than did latex gloves, the difference being greatest after use. 913,914,917,921 Intact vinyl gloves, however, provide protection comparable to that provided by latex gloves. 913 Limited studies suggest that nitrile gloves have leakage rates close to those of latex gloves.…”

mentioning

confidence: 99%

See 1 more Smart Citation

Hand Hygiene

Longtin¹,

Sax²,

Allegranzi³

et al. 2011

N Engl J Med

107

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

“…20 Therefore nitrile gloves have been considered a possible alternative to dental gloves manufactured from natural latex, especially for use by those individuals allergic to latex protein. 15 Nitrile gloves are formed from an emulsion in water often referred to as synthetic latex and are made of a synthetic co-polymer of acrylonitrile and butadiene.…”

Section: Verifiable Cpd Papermentioning

confidence: 99%

Puncture resistance and stiffness of nitrile and latex dental examination gloves

2004

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

ObjectiveThe aim of the current study was to assess the puncture resistance and stiffness of nitrile and latex dental examination gloves. Methods Puncture resistance was measured by employing an adapted version of ASTM F1342-91 using both a 316 stainless steel puncture probe (0.8 mm diameter) and a dental injection needle (0.45 mm diameter) interfaced to a tensile testing apparatus. Glove specimens (12 cm length, 1.5 cm breadth) were removed for modulus (M100) evaluation by assessing the force required to elongate the specimen to 100% of the original length. Glove samples were also aged to investigate whether puncture resistance and M100 values varied with aging at 70°C for 7 days in an air-circulating oven. Results The nitrile glove types were assessed to have significantly higher puncture resistance compared with the latex glove type when the steel puncture probe was the pentrometer when using the one way analysis of variance (ANOVA) at the 95% significance level. Interestingly the puncture resistance for the latex glove type was significantly higher (P < 0.001) when a dental injection needle was used as the pentrometer compared with the nitrile glove types. The M100 values were significantly higher for the nitrile glove types for which the stiffness increased when the gloves were aged (P < 0.001). Conclusions The higher stiffness values resulted in increased puncture resistance when the nitrile glove specimens were aged irrespective of the pentrometer type. However, the ability of latex to re-seal itself on puncture may be beneficial when considering the protection potential of each glove type against breaches in cross infection. For clinicians that have experienced an adverse reaction to natural latex gloves, the results of the current study indicate that nitrile gloves are available at reasonable cost and offer the clinician comparable resistance to puncture with latex gloves.

show abstract

Integrity of Vinyl and Latex Procedure Gloves

Cited by 92 publications

References 0 publications

Do Longer Surgical Procedures Result in Greater Contamination of Surgeons’ Hands?

Do Longer Surgical Procedures Result in Greater Contamination of Surgeons’ Hands?

Hand Hygiene

Puncture resistance and stiffness of nitrile and latex dental examination gloves

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About