Glove perforation during surgical extraction of wisdom teeth
| Autor: | S. Walsh, Paul Johnson, Christopher M.E Avery, Anders Hjort |
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| Rok vydání: | 1998 |
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Dental Service
Hospital medicine.medical_specialty Infectious Disease Transmission Patient-to-Professional Surface Properties Anesthesia Dental Perforation (oil well) Dentistry Anesthesia General Risk Factors Surgical extraction Blood-Borne Pathogens Humans Medicine Gloves Surgical Prospective Studies Significant risk Third molar tooth General Dentistry business.industry Incidence Surgical Gloves equipment and supplies Universal Precautions Surgery Equipment failure Otorhinolaryngology Universal precautions Tooth Extraction Equipment Failure Molar Third Occupational exposure Oral Surgery business |
| Zdroj: | Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology, and Endodontology. 86:23-25 |
| ISSN: | 1079-2104 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/s1079-2104(98)90144-5 |
| Popis: | Objective. This study investigated the incidence of sterile surgical glove perforation during hospital-based surgical extractions of wisdom teeth performed with patients under general anesthesia. Study design. A total of 104 consecutive patients (420 gloves) were studied prospectively. A standardized water inflation technique was used. Results. The operative perforation rate was 8.6%, or 4.3% per surgeon per operative side. The individual glove perforation rate was 2.1% per operation. Over 55% of perforations were not noticed at the time of surgery. There were no skin-penetrating injuries or visible contamination with body fluids. The perforation rate was the same with drill and chisel. Conclusions. The incidence of glove perforation is lower than previously reported. The surgical extraction of wisdom teeth carries a relatively low yet still significant risk with regard to exposure to bloodborne cross-infection. We recommend that high-quality surgical gloves be used and that universal precautions be adhered to. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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