Medscape

Sterile Gloving Before Venipuncture May Reduce Contamination of Blood Draws

February 2, 2010 — Routine use of sterile gloves before venipuncture may reduce rates of blood culture contamination by approximately 50%, according to the findings of a new randomized crossover trial ...
Infection control

Breaks in Aseptic Technique Require Review of OR Basics

As an infection preventionist, do you know what’s happening in your hospital’s operating rooms (ORs) related to infection prevention and control practices? To get an idea of how well recommended ...
Infection control

Clean vs Sterile Gloves in Low-Risk Surgery: Rethinking Infection Risk and Surgical Costs

What if sterile gloves are not always the safest or smartest choice? Evidence from dermatologic surgery suggests nonsterile gloves can deliver comparable infection outcomes in low-risk procedures ...
Business Wire

Mölnlycke Supports Surgical Gloving Best Practice as 2025 Revised AORN Recommended Guidelines for Perioperative Practice are Presented

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A poster reviewing updates to the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN) Guidelines for Perioperative Practice regarding surgical gloving was presented today at ...