First ever consensus on surgical gloving best practice
The aim is to:
- Raise awareness of best practice in surgical gloving
- Change practice
- Drive future safety initiatives
- Encourage further user-/research-guided product innovation
The outcome recommendations were presented at the American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress in October 2023 and have been submitted for peer-reviewed publication.
Consensus outcomes
The consensus work has resulted in 10 approved recommendations across all four focus areas, with at least one strong recommendation to change practice in each focus area.
Disclosures
Mölnlycke Health Care provided funding, research support and medical writing for this project. The research was product agnostic and does not attempt to compare different manufacturers’ gloves. The study investigators assessed and analysed results independently. The views expressed are those of the authors and all authors had full access to all of the data in this study.