Perforated surgical gloves associated with surgical site infection risk

Surgical gloves that develop holes or leaks during a procedure appear to increase the risk of infection at the surgical site among patients who are not given antibiotics beforehand, according to a report in the June issue of Archives of Surgery, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

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<p><a href="http://www.physorg.com/news164302399.html">Perforated surgical gloves associated with surgical site infection risk</a></p> <p>Surgical gloves that develop holes or leaks during a procedure appear to increase the risk of infection at the surgical site among patients who are not given antibiotics beforehand, according to a report in the June issue of <i>Archives of Surgery</i>, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.</p>