Prevalence and associated factors of surgical gloves perforation in elective orthopaedic and trauma surgeries done at KCMC, from November 2018 through May 2019; Prospective observational study
Abstract:Background: Since medical history and examination can't reliably identify all patient harbouring bloodborne pathogens, universal precautions during exposure to blood and body fluid are now imperative. Intact surgical glove is an integral part aimed to protect patients from the surgical team members' microbial flora of the hand and mutually, surgical team members from pathogens of the patient's body, nevertheless surgical glove perforation is a major concern with a perforation rate as high as 50% has been repor… Show more
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