Use of non-sterile gloves in clinical practice

Burke, F. J. T.

doi:10.1016/0300-5712(90)90089-w

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“…Diseases capable of airborne transmission are influenza, pneumonia, tuberculosis, whooping cough and polio (3)(4)(5). The increasing contingency of infection transmission has led to an cognizance of increased of risk of cross infection between patients and dentists; which in turn has brought about a recrudescence regarding infection control during the last decade (6). Infection control practices in developing countries have not been widely indexed.…”

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Knowledge, attitude and practice towards droplet and airborne isolation precautions among dental health care professionals in Udaipur, Rajasthan, India

Jain¹,

Sawla²,

Mathur³

et al. 2010

Med Oral

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Aims and Objective-The purpose of this study is to obtain comprehensive information about the knowledge, attitude and practices in regard to droplet and airborne infection related precautions among faculty member and the undergraduate students in Udaipur, Rajasthan, India. Material and Methods-A cross sectional survey was conducted among 311 dental faculty and the undergraduate students under clinical training in Udaipur, Rajasthan. A self-assessment questionnaire composed of queries on three levels, namely knowledge, attitude and practices with respect to airborne and droplet isolation precautions was used. The data was collected and analyzed by using SPSS software. Results-Frequency distribution scores of knowledge, attitude and practice in relation to droplet and airborne isolation precautions were revealed that even the students under training along with the faculty member were quite aware of the precautions and the principles of airborne and droplet isolation. Mean score for knowledge was 9.17±2.07; Mean scores for attitude and practice were 48.65±7.47 and 6.88±3.51 respectively. There were no significant difference in all groups regarding knowledge, attitude and practice. In addition, a positive linear correlation was found between two items of survey including knowledge-attitude, knowledgepractice and attitude-practice (P<0.01). Conclusion-The results highlighted that though the professionals had good knowledge and attitude but the practice levels for the same were low. The study confirms from the findings that the infection control measures among the health care professionals are fairly good and an educational programme on isolation precautions can further enhance these levels and thereby, reducing the risk of infection transmission risks.

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Knowledge, attitude and practice towards droplet and airborne isolation precautions among dental health care professionals in Udaipur, Rajasthan, India

Jain¹,

Sawla²,

Mathur³

et al. 2010

Med Oral

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“…For this reason, studies (4)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(10)(11)(12) about the use of procedure and sterile gloves remain contradictory from a microbiological safety viewpoint. In this sense, the indication of wearing procedure gloves in certain activities and preferring them to sterile gloves need further studies.…”

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Microbial contamination of procedure gloves after opening the container and during exposure in the environment

Ferreira

Andrade

Haas³

2011

Rev. esc. enferm. USP

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The objective of this study was to quantify the colony forming units (cfu) on latex procedure gloves in the beginning, middle, and end of the containers in real (professional) and controlled (researcher) gloving situations; evaluate the microbial load of the gloves, considering the time of exposure in the environment. This comparative prospective study was conducted at an intensive care unit of a teaching hospital. The microbiological data was collected from the gloves using digital-pressure. Microbiological evaluations were performed on 186 pairs of gloves: 93 in the control group and 93 in real gloving situations. In the control group, the average cfu was 4.7 against 6.2 in the real gloving situation. Hence, no statistically significant difference was found (p=.601). In addition, the cfu values of gloves in the beginning, middle and end of the containers also did not show any significant differences (p>.05). The most common strain was Staphylococcus spp. The time of exposure in the environment did not increase the cfu value of the latex gloves.

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“…His work was considered audacious and groundbreaking by medicine and nursing professionals (1) . The use of a sterile technique has been frequently questioned in many fields, including medicine (2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8) .…”

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Integrative review of the clean and sterile technique: agreement and disagreement in the execution of dressing

Ferreira

Andrade

2008

Acta paul. enferm.

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Objective: This study aimed to describe, analyze, and categorize the evidence associated to the use of the clean and sterile technique in wounds. Methods: It is an integrative literature review using Lilacs, Medline and Cinahl databases. Results: Seven publications were found,, of which four compare the clean and sterile technique, regarding the occurrence of infection; two evaluate the microbiological safety of gloves, and one analyzed the cleansing solution. Conclusion: There is consensus that the clean technique reduces costs. Considering the scarcity of studies, we stress the need to perform more level I and II research, according to the evidence hierarchy. Keywords: Asepsis; Bandages/utilization; Surgical wound infection/nursing , Sterilization/methods RESUMOObjetivo: Analisar a literatura que descreve aspectos que envolvem a técnica limpa e estéril no cuidado de feridas. Métodos: Trata-se de uma revisão integrativa da literatura, nas bases de dados Lilacs, Medline e Cinahl. Resultados: Dentre as sete publicações identificadas, quatro compararam a técnica limpa e estéril do ponto de vista da ocorrência ou não de infecção; duas avaliaram a segurança microbiológica das luvas e uma analisou a solução de limpeza. Conclusão: É consenso que a técnica limpa reduz custos. Considerando a escassez de estudos, ressaltase a necessidade de mais pesquisas de níveis I e II, segundo a hierarquia de evidências. Descritores: Assepsia; Bandagens/utilização; Infecção da ferida operatória/enfermagem; Esterilização/métodos RESUMEN Objetivo: Este estudio tiene como objetivo describir, analizar y categorizar las evidencias asociadas al uso de la técnica limpia y estéril en curaciones. Métodos: Se trata de una revisión integrada de la literatura en las bases de datos Lilacs, Medline y Cinahl. Resultados: Se tuvo un total de 7 publicaciones de las cuales 4 compararon la técnica limpia y estéril desde el punto de vista de la ocurrencia o no de infección; 2 evaluaron la seguridad microbiológica de los guantes y 1 analizó la solución de la limpieza. Conclusión: Es consenso que la técnica limpia reduce costos. Considerando la escasez de estudios se resalta la necesidad de más investigaciones de nivel I y II según la jerarquía de evidencias.

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Use of non-sterile gloves in clinical practice

Cited by 16 publications

References 83 publications

Knowledge, attitude and practice towards droplet and airborne isolation precautions among dental health care professionals in Udaipur, Rajasthan, India

Knowledge, attitude and practice towards droplet and airborne isolation precautions among dental health care professionals in Udaipur, Rajasthan, India

Microbial contamination of procedure gloves after opening the container and during exposure in the environment

Integrative review of the clean and sterile technique: agreement and disagreement in the execution of dressing

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