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 ...

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 ...

Use of sterile gloves might not be necessary to prevent infections when treating wounds, a meta-analysis of randomized trials found. Pooled results from four randomized controlled trials (RCTs), with ...

Nonsterile gloves are no different than sterile gloves when it comes to surgical site infection rates in outpatient surgical procedures, according to a study in JAMA Dermatology. Researchers performed ...

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.

Sterile, Single-Use Gloves Maximize Comfort and Performance without Risk of Allergy. April 9, 2013, Iselin, NJ, -Ansell, a global leader in protection solutions, today announces it has added ...

Q: When should clean and when should sterile dressing techniques be used? A: This question is often asked. Wound care specialists debate among themselves as to when to use sterile technique and when ...

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 ...