A global inventory of hospitals using powder-free gloves: A search for principled medical leadership

被引：26

作者：

Jackson, EM

Arnette, JA

Martin, ML

Tahir, WM

Frost-Amer, L

Edlich, RF

机构：

[1] Univ Virginia, Med Ctr, Dept Plast Surg, Charlottesville, VA 22908 USA

[2] Univ Virginia, Med Ctr, Dept Emergency Med, Charlottesville, VA 22908 USA

[3] Malmo Univ Hosp, Dept Surg, Malmo, Sweden

来源：

JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE | 2000年 / 18卷 / 02期

关键词：

cornstarch; surgical gloves; examination gloves; powder-free gloves; latex allergy; internet search;

D O I：

10.1016/S0736-4679(99)00202-4

中图分类号：

R4 [临床医学];

学科分类号：

1002 ; 100602 ;

摘要：

Scientific experimental and clinical studies have demonstrated that cornstarch on surgical and examination gloves promotes disease by acting as a reactive foreign body in tissue and serving as a vector for latex allergy. Consequently, hospitals have selected an innovative glove selection program utilizing only powder-free gloves. Healthcare workers in emergency medical systems are now wearing powder-free, latex-free gloves to care for the growing number of patients sensitized to latex. A global Internet search has now identified 70 hospitals in the United States and three hospitals in Europe that use only powder-free gloves. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Inc.

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页码：241 / 246

页数：6

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