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Double gloves: a randomized trial to evaluate a simple strategy to reduce contamination in the operating room.

Birnbach DJ, Rosen LF, Fitzpatrick M, et al. Double gloves: a randomized trial to evaluate a simple strategy to reduce contamination in the operating room. Anesth Analg. 2015;120(4):848-52. doi:10.1213/ANE.0000000000000230.

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June 4, 2014
Birnbach DJ, Rosen LF, Fitzpatrick M, et al. Anesth Analg. 2015;120(4):848-52.
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This randomized trial found that a protocol requiring anesthesiologists to wear two pairs of sterile gloves during intubations—with the outer pair removed immediately afterward—was associated with a lower rate of operating room contamination.
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Birnbach DJ, Rosen LF, Fitzpatrick M, et al. Double gloves: a randomized trial to evaluate a simple strategy to reduce contamination in the operating room. Anesth Analg. 2015;120(4):848-52. doi:10.1213/ANE.0000000000000230.

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