Original Article
Year : 2017 | Volume : 1 | Issue : 1 | Page : 1 -6
Relevance of surgical gloves in minor surgical procedures in the present scenario: A randomized, double-blind, controlled trial
Pradipta Das, Abhishek Singh Nayyar1, Omkar Haridas2, Lakshmi Sirisha K3, Abhishek Karan4, Pramod K5
Department of Surgery, Kalinga Institute of Medical Sciences, Patia, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, Departments of 1 Oral Medicine and Radiology, 2 Pedodontics, and 4 Oral and Maxillo-Facial Surgery Saraswati-Dhanwantari Dental College and Hospital and Post-Graduate Research Institute, Parbhani, Maharashtra, 3 Department of General Medicine, Government Medical College, Guntur, 5 Department of Oral and Maxillo-Facial Surgery, Meghna Institute of Dental Sciences, Nizamabad, Andhra Pradesh, India
Address for correspondence:
Dr. Abhishek Singh Nayyar, 44, Behind Singla Nursing Home, New Friends’ Colony, Model Town, Panipat ‐ 132 103, Haryana, India.
E‐mail: singhabhishekndls@gmail.com
Abstract
Context:
In developing countries, where money set aside for public health is <1% of the gross domestic product, routine use of surgical gloves for examining patients as well as for minor surgical procedures can be a drain on the resources. The present study was, therefore, planned to ascertain whether it is necessary to use surgical gloves in routine minor surgical procedures.
Aim:
The aim of the study was to ascertain whether it is necessary to use surgical gloves in routine minor surgical procedures.
Materials and Methods:
A comparative, prospective, randomized, double-blind study was carried out in 100 patients for various minor surgical procedures, performed aseptically. Microbiology specimens were taken from the glove’s surfaces according to a standard protocol. An independent assessor, who was blinded for the procedure, examined the patients on the 7th postoperative day.
Statistical Analysis Used:
Statistical analysis was done using IBM SPSS Statistics 20 core system software. Paired t-test, unpaired t–test, and Karl Pearson’s coefficient test were used to calculate the scientific data and association between variables.
Results:
A total of 100 patients who underwent minor surgical procedures were obtained at the end of the study. Paired t-test showed highly significant difference from pre- to post-operative colony-forming units at 1% level of significance (P < 0.01).
Conclusions:
The present study concluded that the use of surgical gloves does not offer a definite advantage in minimizing the rate of infections following various minor surgical procedures.
Keywords: Minor surgical procedures, present scenario, relevance, surgical gloves
Financial support and sponsorship
Nil.
Conflicts of interest
There are no conflicts of interest.
How to cite this article:
Das P, Nayyar AS, Haridas O, Sirisha KL, Karan A, Pramod K. Relevance of surgical gloves in minor surgical procedures in the present scenario: A randomized, double-blind, controlled trial. Int J Clinicopathol Correl 2017;1:1-6.
