Denise Korniewicz
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Removing Latex Gloves from the Hospital: A Rationale Decision?
Non-latex sterile surgical gloves have been introduced into the operating room as a solution to increased reports among healthcare workers (HCWs) and patients who describe allergies associated with latex.
On the one hand, this reminds me of the pulling of all peanuts from the school system because 1% of kids have allergies. Especially due to the […]
A Need for Standardized Testing on Gloves
Testing for viral penetration of non-latex surgical and examination gloves
In response to a growing need to protect health care workers and patients from the possibility of transmission of HIV through contact with body fluids, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued Universal Precaution Standards. Consequently, the use of examination gloves in clinical practice rose […]
Gloving Risk Management: Latex vs. Non-Latex Quality Assessment
Latex and non-latex gloves fail under different conditions. Latex gloves fail primarily due to length of use, whereas non-latex gloves are more sensitive to conditions of us (e.g., type of health care worker and type of surgery). Facilities can help health care workers guard against glove defects by double gloving and by changing gloves often, […]
Conversion to Low-Protein, Powder-Free Surgical Gloves: Is it Worth the Cost?
With all the hubbub regarding the end-of-the-world potentially negative consequences of latex gloves, it might be useful to review the facts from a scientific perspective.
I concluded a study recently that determined changes in overall costs associated with conversion to powder free gloves including cost of workers’ compensation cases for natural rubber latex (NRL)-related symptoms and […]
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