Impact of converting to powder-free gloves. Decreasing the symptoms of latex exposure in operating room personnel.
AAOHN J. 2005 Mar;53(3):111-6
Impact of converting to powder-free gloves. Decreasing the symptoms of latex exposure in operating room personnel.
‘Korniewicz DM, Chookaew N, Brown J, Bookhamer N, Mudd K, Bollinger ME.
University of Miami, School of Nursing & Medicine, Coral Gables, FL, USA.’
This study examined health care worker satisfaction with the use of non-powdered natural rubber latex (NRL) surgical gloves to determine the impact of non-powdered NRL gloves on the NRL sensitization of operating room personnel. The study used a 1-year longitudinal design to obtain recall information from employees about their NRL exposure. Additionally, a survey was completed by participants related to their satisfaction with non-powdered NRL gloves. Informed consent was obtained from 103 employees. After conversion to an operating room using non-powdered NRL, there was a significant decrease in reported symptoms with NRL exposure (42% pre- and 29% post-conversion, Fisher’s exact, two-tailed, p = .0001). This study demonstrated that the conversion to non-powdered low-protein NRL gloves resulted in decreased symptoms because of NRL exposure.
MeSH Terms: Academic Medical Centers – Adult – Attitude of Health Personnel* – Baltimore/epidemiology – Female – Gloves, Surgical*/adverse effects – Gloves, Surgical*/utilization – Humans – Latex Hypersensitivity/epidemiology – Latex Hypersensiti
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