Surgical glove perforation and the risk of surgical site infection.

Heidi Misteli; Walter P. Weber; Stefan Reck; Rachel Rosenthal; Marcel Zwahlen; Philipp Fueglistaler; Martin K. Bolli; Daniel Oertli; Andreas F. Widmer; Walter R. Marti

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Surgical glove perforation and the risk of surgical site infection.

June 24, 2009

Misteli H, Weber WP, Reck S, et al. Arch Surg. 2009;144(6):553-8; discussion 558.

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Hospital-acquired infections, including those associated with surgical sites, are a growing concern. This study discovered that in the absence of antimicrobial prophylaxis, glove perforation is a risk factor for surgical site infections.

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