PubMed · 3362190
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1988-05-19. Protective garb.. https://doi.org/10.1056/nejm198805193182012
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A short cut review was carried out to establish whether the use of sterile gloves during the treatment of simple wounds reduces infections. Altogether 48 papers were found using the reported search, but none presented any evidence to answer the clinical question. More research is needed in this area and, in the mean time, local advice should be followed.
This article addresses the role of glove powder in facilitating allergic reactions to natural rubber latex (NRL) and to the chemical additives in synthetic and NRL gloves as well as its role in eliciting postsurgical complications. Various dusting powders have been used historically to prevent gloves from sticking to each other and to facilitate donning. All have manifested adverse consequences for health care professionals and patients. Manufacturing methods for powder reduction and elimination are presented. The recently developed ASTM methods for the quantitation of powder on powder-free and powdered gloves are reviewed along with the new ASTM maximum powder limits for all medical gloves. Caution must be exercised when methods of protein and powder reduction are implemented to minimize the possibility of creating other adverse consequences.
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