Surgical smoke creates a hazardous operating room for staff members and patients, as breathing in smoke presents serious health effects. Ninety-five percent water vapor, surgical smoke also contains a ...

June 18, 2009 — Surgical glove perforation increases the risk for surgical site infection (SSI) unless antimicrobial prophylaxis is used, according to the results of a prospective observational cohort ...

Evaluating the following glove selection criteria through staff trials will help clinicians choose the best surgical gloves for their needs: Protection – Consider the barrier requirement related to ...

Glove perforations occur frequently during surgery. Do they increase the risk for wound infection? The authors used logistic regression to study this question in a series of 4147 Swiss patients. The ...

Surgical gloves that develop holes or leaks during a procedure appear to increase the risk of infection at the surgical site in patients who are not given antibiotics beforehand, a Swiss study found.