Comparison of 4 Different Types of Surgical Gloves Used for Preventing Blood
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Wittmann, Andreas; Kralj, Nenad; Köver, Jan; Gasthaus, Klaus; Lerch, H; Hofmann, Friedrich

doi:10.1086/652158

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“…In addition, apart from being exposed during the needlestick injuries, venous blood sampling is always associated with a risk for blood contact and contamination during the procedure. There is evidence showing that this risk is reduced using gloves [45,46]. It has been shown that hand cleansing is the key to the reducing the risk of the infection of the healthcare staff and crosstransmission of antimicrobial resistant pathogens.…”

Section: Samplingmentioning

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Joint EFLM-COLABIOCLI recommendation for venous blood sampling

Šimundić

Bölenius²,

Cadamuro³

et al. 2019

Annales De Biologie Clinique

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Introduction Scope of the guidance Disclaimer Methodology I. Pre-sampling General considerations on appropriate mode of communication with the patient Patient position Step 1. Patient identification (1C) Step 2. Verify patient is fasting and properly prepared (1B) Step 3. Obtain supplies required for venous blood collection (2C) Step 4. Labeling and/or identifying tubes (1C) II. Sampling Step 5. Put on gloves (1C) Step 6. Apply tourniquet (1A) Step 7. Select venepuncture site (1B) Step 8. Clean sampling site (1B) Step 9. Puncture the vein (1A) Step 10. Drawing blood into the first tube (1A) Step 11. Release the tourniquet (1A) Step 12. Gently invert the tubes once immediately after collection (1B) Step 13. Draw additional tubes following the recommended order of draw (1B) Step 14. Remove the needle from the vein and ensure the safety mechanism is activated (1A) Step 15. Dispose of the needle (1A) Step 16. Bandage the puncture site (1C) Step 17. Tell the patient to apply gentle pressure and do not bend the arm (1C) Step 18. Invert all tubes at least 4 more times (1B) Step 19. Remove gloves (1A) III. Post sampling Step 20. Advise the patient to rest for 5 min (1B) IV. Implementation of the guidelines Potential barriers and challenges Framework for a successful implementation of this recommendation Conclusions References

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Section: Samplingmentioning

confidence: 99%

Joint EFLM-COLABIOCLI recommendation for venous blood sampling

Šimundić

Bölenius²,

Cadamuro³

et al. 2019

Annales De Biologie Clinique

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“…15.3/100,000 hospital employees, Table 4), awareness for the infection risk and knowledge about infection prevention should be improved [30,31]. Communicating the safety and effectiveness of vaccination will be an important issue in this endeavour [32][33][34] as well as improvements in protective equipment likes gloves or safety devices [35,36].…”

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Infectious diseases in healthcare workers – an analysis of the standardised data set of a German compensation board

Nienhaus

Kesavachandran

Wendeler

et al. 2012

Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology

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IntroductionHealthcare workers (HCW) are exposed to infectious agents. Disease surveillance is therefore needed in order to foster prevention.MethodsThe data of the compensation board that covers HCWs of non-governmental healthcare providers in Germany was analysed for a five-year period. For hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections, the period analysed was extended to the last 15 years. The annual rate of occupational infectious diseases (OIDs) per 100,000 employees was calculated. For needlestick injuries (NSI) a rate per 1,000 employees was calculated.ResultsWithin the five years from 2005 to 2009 a total of 384 HCV infections were recognised as OIDs (1.5/100,000 employees). Active TB was the second most frequent cause of an OID. While the numbers of HBV and HCV infections decreased, the numbers for active TB did not follow a clear pattern. Needlestick injuries (NSIs) were reported especially often at hospitals (29.9/1,000 versus 7.4/1,000 employees for all other HCWs).ConclusionAlthough they are declining, HCV infections remain frequent in HCWs, as do NSIs. Whether the reinforcement of the recommendations for the use of safety devices in Germany will prevent NSIs and therefore HCV infections should be closely observed.

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“…We were therefore not only able to accurately detect the smallest leakages when administering insulin, 8 but we were also able to prove the protective function of surgical gloves. 9 This method has now also proven to be suitable for the measurement of potentially infectious blood splashes in very low volumes of blood in the nanoliter range.…”

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Mucocutaneous blood contact: Blood release behavior of safety peripheral intravenous catheters

Wittmann

Köver

Kralj

et al. 2013

American Journal of Infection Control

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Comparison of 4 Different Types of Surgical Gloves Used for Preventing Blood Contact

Abstract: Double gloving or the use of a glove with disinfectant can result in a decrease in the volume of blood transferred. Therefore, the use of either of these gloving systems could help to minimize the risk of bloodborne infections for medical staff.

Cited by 18 publications

References 20 publications

Joint EFLM-COLABIOCLI recommendation for venous blood sampling

Joint EFLM-COLABIOCLI recommendation for venous blood sampling

Infectious diseases in healthcare workers – an analysis of the standardised data set of a German compensation board

Mucocutaneous blood contact: Blood release behavior of safety peripheral intravenous catheters

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