| Glove perforation in pediatric orthopedic practice. | |
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PMID: 14581785 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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A prospective study was conducted to assess the glove perforation rate during 100 consecutive pediatric orthopedic operations. Eight hundred fifty-four gloves were tested for perforations. The overall glove perforation rate was 8.43%. Assistant surgeons had a rate of 45.8%, surgeons 33.4%, and scrub nurses 20.8%. More perforations were noticed on the left glove; the thumb and index finger were the most common sites of perforation. The duration of surgery was significantly related to the perforation rate. Two patients had postoperative wound infections and the gloves of surgeons and assistant surgeons were found to be perforated. Every attempt needs to be made to reduce the risk of glove perforation. |
Authors:
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Ibrahim Al-Habdan; Mir Sadat-Ali |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of pediatric orthopedics Volume: 23 ISSN: 0271-6798 ISO Abbreviation: J Pediatr Orthop Publication Date: 2003 Nov-Dec |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2003-10-28 Completed Date: 2004-03-11 Revised Date: 2008-11-21 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8109053 Medline TA: J Pediatr Orthop Country: United States |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: 791-3 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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King Fahd Hospital of the University, King Faisal University, Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia. |
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Descriptor/Qualifier:
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Equipment Failure Gloves, Surgical* Humans Infectious Disease Transmission, Professional-to-Patient Occupational Exposure Orthopedics* Pediatrics* Prospective Studies Surgical Wound Infection / epidemiology |
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