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Risiko for perforasjon av operasjonshansker
Engelsk titel: The risk of surgical glove perforations Läs online Författare: Hagen GÖ ; Arntzen H Språk: Nor Antal referenser: 14 Dokumenttyp: Artikel UI-nummer: 07041331

Tidskrift

Tidsskrift for Den Norske Laegeforening 2007;127(7)856-8 ISSN 0029-2001 E-ISSN 0807-7096 KIBs bestånd av denna tidskrift Denna tidskrift är expertgranskad (Peer-Reviewed)

Sammanfattning

INTERPRETATION : In several categories of surgery, we found high perforation frequencies. Perforations in single gloves are often not detected during operations. This may increase the risk of transmission of blood-borne infections, particularly because the time of exposure may be long. Double indicator gloves make the intra-operative detection of perforations easier. Also double gloving is known to significantly reduce the perforation risk. The use of double indicator gloves is recommended in all categories of surgery. RESULTS : Perforations were found in 203 out of 655 operations (31%). The observed perforation frequency was 44.5% in gastrointestinal surgery, 34.7% in orthopaedic surgery, 31.1% in gynaecology, 18.6% in vascular surgery and 9.2% in general surgery. In some subcategories, the frequencies were even higher. MATERIAL AND METHODS : In a series of 655 surgical operations covering 5 main categories of surgery, all detected glove perforations were recorded and analysed. BACKGROUND : The increasing prevalence of blood-borne viral diseases has drawn attention to the barrier between the surgical personnel's hands and the patients body fluids during surgery. At present, the typical practice is to use double gloving in orthopaedic surgery, and single gloving in other types of surgery. The main purpose of our study was to estimate and compare the perforation risk in different categories of surgery.