I feel much more comfortable performing procedures in non-sterile gloves than I do in the sterile ones. Also, a lot of our sterile gloves contain latex. All of our clean boxed gloves do not. Therefore ...

A new study undercuts clinical guidelines that call for the use of expensive sterile gloves to prevent infections during wound care. An analysis of four previous trials found no significant difference ...

Outpatient cutaneous surgical procedures are common and surgical gloves are standard practice to prevent postoperative surgical site infection. But, is there a difference in SSIs when sterile vs.

February 2, 2010 — Routine use of sterile gloves before venipuncture may reduce rates of blood culture contamination by approximately 50%, according to the findings of a new randomized crossover trial ...

The indiscriminate use of non-sterile gloves in hospitals and clinics is significantly adding to environmental pollution, with little evidence to prove that there are substantial benefits. Subscribe ...

Among the consumable tools that healthcare workers most commonly reach for during their workday are nitrile gloves, which ensure they can treat patients without transmitting infections. The COVID-19 ...

AS the threat from coronavirus continues, people are doing everything they can to protect themselves. But an expert has warned not to use latex gloves as they aren’t sterile and could even spread the ...

Overseas medical professionals have praised a study from regional Queensland, listing it in the top 20 research studies of 2015. The study, carried out by James Cook University Mackay professor of ...

When it comes to minor procedures such as uncomplicated lacerations and abscess incision and drainage, I was always taught the importance of sterile gloves and a sterile field. Contaminate your gloves ...