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A study of the use of gloves in a large teaching hospital
B Stringer1, J A Smith, S Scharf
1Division of Medical Microbiology, Vancouver General Hospital, B.C., Canada.
American Journal of Infection Control
|October 1, 1991
Abstract:
A study was conducted in the wards and laboratory of a 900-bed teaching hospital to determine the appropriateness of glove use. In the wards the rate of appropriate use was 59%, and in the laboratory it was 90%. In general, in the patient areas gloves were used for specific tasks (70%) whereas in the laboratory use for a specific task was only 32%. Financial savings could be realized by educational programs in infection control directed toward a more rational use of gloves.