The rupture of surgical gloves in a general hospital
Salas, I.; Valencia, M.; Ruiz, F.; Silva, C.; Ruiz, J.
Revista Medica de Chile 118(1): 44-48
1990
ISSN/ISBN: 0034-9887 PMID: 2152701 Document Number: 4759
We studied the incidence of rupture of surgical gloves used at a general hospital: A) new gloves (n = 114); B) gloves used at a major general, gynecological or urological operation (n = 258), and C) recirculating surgical gloves (n = 86). A special techniques based on transmission of an electrical signal through the rupture was used to identify rupture. Rupture was present in 8.8, 28 and 26% of surgical gloves in groups A, B and C, respectively. Type of surgery or surgeon involved did not influence rupture of gloves in group A. However, rupture increased in relation to the duration of surgery (40% incidence in operations lasting more than 90 min). Our results suggest the need for better quality control of new surgical gloves and glove change after 90 min of operation.
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