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can occur with glove punctures that are difficult to detect.
The aforementioned double-gloving techniques already exist,
and their benefits, compared with single gloving, are known
in the field of surgery. In conclusion, double gloving should
be recommended for all surgical procedures and should be
required for procedures for patients with known infections
or for patients who have not yet been tested for infections.
acknowledgments
Financial support. Regent Medical Overseas, Mölnlycke Healthcare.
Potential conflicts of interest. All authors report no conflicts of interest
relevant to this article.
Address reprint requests to Andreas Wittmann, PhD, University of Wuppertal,
Dept. of Safety Engineering, Gauss Str. 20, D-42097 Wuppertal, Germany
(andwitt@uni-wuppertal.de).
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