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9 4 O U T P AT I E N T S U R G E R Y M A G A Z I N E O N L I N E | M A R C H 2 0 1 4 Indicators of safety A survey published in the journal Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology ( tinyurl.com/pdjoesh ) reveals 99% of polled surgeons suf- fered at least 1 needlestick in their careers. The problem, note the researchers, is that surgical glove punctures often go unnoticed dur- ing cases, meaning surgeons might be exposed to blood and associat- ed infection risks without knowing it. D O U B L E - G L O V I N G See us at AORN booth #2623 The Mölnlycke ® Health Care and Biogel ® names and logos are registered globally to one or more of the Mölnlycke ® Health Care Group of Companies. Distributed by Mölnlycke ® Health Care US, LLC, Norcross, Georgia 30092. ©2014 Mölnlycke ® Health Care AB. All rights reserved. Biogel ® PI Indicator ™ System. Developed to instantly signal when you are at risk. An unbelievable 92% of glove punctures go unnoticed during surgery putting surgeons, operating staff and patients at risk for cross infection. 1 The Biogel Puncture Indication system detects up to 97% of punctures. 2 Biogel PI Indicator Underglove is engineered to provide the optimum level of contrast with Biogel PI overgloves, indicating punctures more clearly. 3 If the top glove is punctured, fluid penetrates between the two gloves, and a dark patch alerts the wearer to the puncture. Biogel PI synthetic gloves have the fit, feel and comfort of Biogel ® latex gloves and are specifically designed with double donning in mind. Biogel PI. Setting the standard in synthetic surgical glove protection. References: 1. Carey WD. The prevalence and natural histor y of hepatitis B in the 21st centur y. Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine Supplement. 2009. 2. Wigmore and Rainey Double glove Indication 1994. 3. Mölnlycke ® Health Care. Data on File. MHC Study REPR0355. Y our surgeons probably think that double-gloving reduces hand sensitivity and dexterity. "Despite a large body of data sup- porting double-gloving, a major drawback of this intervention is the lack of surgeons' acceptance," write researchers Ramon Berguer, MD, and Paul Heller, MD, in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons ( tinyurl.com/cd85fvl ). The good news, the researchers say, is that it doesn't take long for surgeons to start feeling acclimated to the decreased hand sensitivity associated with double-glov- ing. "Current underglove designs make double-gloving more comfortable and have led to improved 2-point discrimination — the ability of a surgeon to feel 2 points touching his skin," says Dr. Berguer, who feels surgeons can fully adapt to double-gloving within 2 weeks of trying it for the first time. — Daniel Cook SURGEON SENSATION It Takes Only 2 Weeks to Get a Feel for Double-Gloving TOUCH Surgeons say it takes only a few cases to get used to wearing 2 pairs of gloves. OSE_1403_part2_Layout 1 3/5/14 10:53 AM Page 94