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²Thomas S, Agarwal M, Mehta G. Intraoperative glove perforation—single versus double gloving in protection against skin contamination. Postgraduate Medical Journal. 2001;77(909):458–460.
³77 percent of perforations can be detected with an indicator under the gloves, compared with only 21 percent in standard double-gloving, and even fewer with single-glove technique. Walijee J, Malay S, Chung K. Sharps Injuries: The Risks and Relevance to Plastic Surgeons. Plast. Reconstr. Surg. 131: 784, 2013.
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⁶Thomas S. et al, Postgrad. Med. J. Intraoperative glove perforation—single versus double gloving in protection against skin contamination. 2001:77 458-460 doi:10.1136/pmj.77.909.458.
⁷Berguer R, MD. Preventing Sharps Injuries in the Operating Room.Jour Am Coll Surg. 2004; 04:462-467.
⁸Thomas S. et al, Postgrad. Med. J. Intraoperative glove perforation—single versus double gloving in protection against skin contamination. 2001:77 458-460 doi:10.1136/pmj.77.909.458.
⁹Seventy-seven percent of perforations can be detected with an indicator under the gloves, compared with only 21 percent in standard double-gloving, and even fewer with single-glove technique. Walijee J, Malay S, Chung K. Sharps Injuries: The Risks and Relevance to Plastic Surgeons. Plast. Reconstr. Surg. 131: 784, 2013.
¹⁰Florman S, Burgdof M, Finigan K, Slakey D, Hewitt R, Nichols RL. Efficacy of double gloving with an intrinsic indicator system. Surg Infect (Larchmt). 2005;6(4):385-395.
¹¹One study showed that the use of a double gloving system featuring a colored under-glove provides an accuracy of detection of 97%. Wigmore SJ, Rainey JB. Br J Surg. Use of colored undergloves to detect glove puncture. 1994; 81: 1480. Another study showed the detection of perforation during surgery was 86.5% with a double-gloving system. Laine T, Aarnio, P. How often does glove perforation occur in surgery? Comparison between single gloves and a double-gloving system. Am. J. Surg. 2001. 181: 564-566.