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Surgical Glove Failures in Clinical Practice Settings
Author(s) -
Korniewicz Denise M.,
Rabussay Dietmar
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
aorn journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.222
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1878-0369
pISSN - 0001-2092
DOI - 10.1016/s0001-2092(06)62919-0
Subject(s) - surgical gloves , medicine , perioperative , perioperative nursing , universal precautions , surgical procedures , medical emergency , surgical nursing , surgery , intensive care medicine , nursing , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , family medicine , primary nursing , nurse education
Health care personnel often pay little attention to the barrier effectiveness of the surgical gloves they use in clinical settings. They may assume that all surgical gloves provide adequate protection against the transfer of bloodborne pathogens, chemicals, or mutagenic substances. Perioperative staff members frequently are unaware that their surgical gloves have failed until they find blood on their hands after operative procedures are completed. In this first article of a three‐part series, the authors review current surgical glove testing standards, define surgical glove failure, and describe the reasons that surgical glove failure occurs in clinical practice settings. AORN J 66 (Oct 1997) 660–673.