| Latex Medical Gloves: Time for a Reappraisal. | |
| | |
MedLine Citation:
|
PMID: 21720169 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
|
Many hospitals have implemented policies to restrict or ban the use of devices made of natural rubber latex (NRL) in healthcare as precautionary measures against the perceived risk of NRL allergy. Changes in glove technology, progress in measuring the specific allergenic potential of gloves and a dramatic decrease in the prevalence of NRL allergies after interventions and education prompted us to revisit the basis for justifiable glove selection policies. The published Anglophone literature from 1990 to 2010 was reviewed for original articles and reviews dealing with the barrier and performance properties of NRL and synthetic gloves and the role of glove powder. The review shows that NRL medical gloves, when compared with synthetic gloves, tend to be stronger, more flexible and better accepted by clinicians. The introduction of powder-free gloves has been associated with reductions in protein content and associated allergies. Recently, new methods to quantify clinically relevant NRL allergens have enabled the identification of gloves with low allergenic potential. The use of low-protein, low-allergenic, powder-free gloves is associated with a significant decrease in the prevalence of type I allergic reactions to NRL among healthcare workers. Given the excellent barrier properties and operating characteristics, dramatically reduced incidences of allergic reactions, availability of specific tests for selection of low-allergen gloves, competitive costs and low environmental impact, the use of NRL gloves within the hospital environment warrants reappraisal. |
| | |
Authors:
|
Timo Palosuo; Irini Antoniadou; Finn Gottrup; Peter Phillips |
Related Documents
:
|
10448699 - Radiation safety and nuclear medicine policies and procedures. 11428319 - Ionising radiation (medical exposure) regulations (northern ireland) 2000 and their imp... 13805019 - Radiation facts for public health officers. 16461539 - Regulatory aspects of radiation protection. 12854429 - Radiological terrorism. 15273359 - Radiation protection dosimetry for diagnostic radiology patients. 7842659 - Trends and recent experiments in library design. 22591059 - Patient adherence to prescribed medication instructions for dyspepsia: the diamond-study. 17083729 - Technical development of pubmed interact: an improved interface for medline/pubmed sear... |
Publication Detail:
|
Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2011-6-29 |
Journal Detail:
|
Title: International archives of allergy and immunology Volume: 156 ISSN: 1423-0097 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2011 Jun |
Date Detail:
|
Created Date: 2011-7-1 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
|
Nlm Unique ID: 9211652 Medline TA: Int Arch Allergy Immunol Country: - |
Other Details:
|
Languages: ENG Pagination: 234-246 Citation Subset: - |
Copyright Information:
|
Copyright © 2011 S. Karger AG, Basel. |
Affiliation:
|
Department of Vaccination and Immune Protection, National Institute for Health and Welfare, Helsinki, Finland. |
Export Citation:
|
APA/MLA Format Download EndNote Download BibTex |
| MeSH Terms | |
Descriptor/Qualifier:
|
|
From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine
Previous Document: A Syngeneic Orthotopic Murine Model of Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma in the C57/BL6 Mouse Using the Panc...
Next Document: A Single D(H) Gene Segment Is Sufficient for the Establishment of an Asthma Phenotype in a Murine Mo...