Non-sterile gloves ‘equally effective’ in infection prevention, researchers find
There was no significant difference in surgical site infection rates, doctors say.
Non-sterile gloves are just as effective in preventing surgical site infections as gold standard sterile gloves at only a fraction of the cost, doctors report.
Their meta-analysis suggests there is no significant difference in rates of surgical site infections (SSIs) when doctors repaired lacerations and wounds using sterile or non-sterile gloves.
