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## Background: The aim of this study was to confirm recent results from a previous study focussing on the development of a method to measure the bacterial translocation through puncture holes in surgical gloves under real surgical conditions. Methods: An established method was applied to detect bacterial migration from the operating site through the punctured glove. BiogelTM double-gloving surgical gloves were used during visceral surgeries over a 6-month period. A modified Gaschen-bag method was used to retrieve organisms from the inner glove, and thus-obtained bacteria were compared with micro-organisms detected by an intra-operative swab. Results: In 20 consecutive procedures, 194 gloves (98 outer gloves, 96 inner gloves) were examined. The rate of microperforations of the outer surgical glove was 10% with a median wearing time of 100 minutes (range: 20-175 minutes). Perforations occurred in 81% on the non-dominant hand, with the index finger most frequently (25%) punctured. In six cases, bacterial migration could be demonstrated microbiologically. In 5% (5/98) of outer gloves and in 1% (1/96) of the inner gloves, bacterial migration through micro-perforations was observed. For

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Author

Nils-Olaf Hübner; Anna-Maria Goerdt; Natalie Stanislawski; Ojan Assadian; Claus-Dieter Heidecke; Axel Kramer; Lars Ivo Partecke

Publisher

BioMed Central; Springer (Biomed Central Ltd.); London: BioMed Central, 2001-; Springer Science and Business Media LLC; Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration Inc. (ISSN 1471-2334)

Published

2010

Language

EN

Field

Medicine (Health Sciences)