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Randomised controlled trial of glove perforation in single and double‐gloving methods in gynaecologic surgery
Author(s) -
Kovavisarach Ekachai,
Seedadee Charoon
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.734
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1479-828X
pISSN - 0004-8666
DOI - 10.1111/j.0004-8666.2002.00519.x
Subject(s) - medicine , surgery , perforation , significant difference , materials science , punching , metallurgy
Objective To assess the value of double‐gloving in gynaecological surgery. Design A prospective randomised controlled trial of glove perforation in single‐ and double‐gloving methods. Setting Rajavithi Hospital between 1 September 1999 to 31 August 2000. Sample Eighty‐eight (88) and 82 primary surgeons were selected at random to make up single‐ and doublegloving groups, respectively, while performing total abdominal hysterectomy (TAH) with or without bilateral salpingo‐oophorectomy (BSO). Methods The gloves were tested by immersion in water. Results The glove perforation rate was 6.09% and 22.73% in double‐inner and single gloves, respectively, with this difference being statistically different (p < 0.05). There was no significant difference between the glove perforation rates in single gloves (22.73%) and in double‐outer gloves (19.51%). There was matched perforation of the same finger of both outer and inner gloves in 1.22% of total double‐inner gloves. Conclusions The double‐gloving methods significantly reduced the risk of surgeons' hands contacting blood, when compared with the single‐gloving method, in TAH with/or without BSO.