| Title |
Double gloving to reduce surgical cross-infection
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Cochrane database of systematic reviews, July 2006
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| DOI | 10.1002/14651858.cd003087.pub2 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Judith Tanner, Hazel Parkinson |
| Abstract |
The invasive nature of surgery, with its increased exposure to blood, means that during surgery there is a high risk of transfer of pathogens. Pathogens can be transferred through contact between surgical patients and the surgical team, resulting in post-operative or blood borne infections in patients or blood borne infections in the surgical team. Both patients and the surgical team need to be protected from this risk. This risk can be reduced by implementing protective barriers such as wearing surgical gloves. Wearing two pairs of surgical gloves, triple gloves, glove liners or cloth outer gloves, as opposed to one pair, is considered to provide an additional barrier and further reduce the risk of contamination. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| New Zealand | 1 | 20% |
| Canada | 1 | 20% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 20% |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 20% |
| Unknown | 1 | 20% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 4 | 80% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 20% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | <1% |
| Denmark | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 263 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 36 | 14% |
| Student > Master | 35 | 13% |
| Other | 27 | 10% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 23 | 9% |
| Researcher | 22 | 8% |
| Other | 69 | 26% |
| Unknown | 54 | 20% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 133 | 50% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 21 | 8% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 6 | 2% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 6 | 2% |
| Engineering | 6 | 2% |
| Other | 30 | 11% |
| Unknown | 64 | 24% |
Attention Score in Context
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#20
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