Ayesha Inam, Muhammad Shah, Shimee Shahzadi, Yousaf Jan.
Comparison of Single Vs Double Gloving in Protection against Intraoperative Needle Stick Injuries.
Ophthalmol Update Jan ;15(4):417-20.

Objective: Needle stick injuries continue to pose a significant risk to health care workers. Double gloving technique, is one of the strategies introduced to prevent hazards of needle prick injuries in healthcare settings.To compare the frequency of needle stick injuries in single versus double gloving during open general surgical procedures. Material And Methods: This Randomized controlled study was conducted in surgical unit Hayatabad Medical Complex Peshawar from 1 August 2014 to 31 July 2015 aftr taking consent from research and ethical hospital committee.Only the operating surgeon and 1st assistant were included in the study. The surgical team involved were randomized by lottery method into two groups. Group `A` comprising of 132 cases, in which surgeons were provided single gloves and Group B comprising of 132 cases in which surgeons were wear double gloves. Results: A total of 256 cases of undergoing different surgical procedure were observed, which were divided in two equal groups. Overall male to female ratio was 1.21:1. The overall average age of the patients was 39.44 years +13.60SD. needle stick injuries in Group A 19(14.8%) cases while Group B have 37(28.9%) cases which were highly significant in both the procedure with p-value=0.017. Conclusion: Double gloving is safe as compared to single gloving after different surgical procedures.

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