[Perforation of surgical gloves during cesarean section]

Abstract

We carried out a prospective study with the object of knowing the frequency of surgical gloves perforation during cesarean section, the member of the surgical team with a major affection and the double gloves importance. We analysed 258 C. section practiced in the Tocosurgery's Service at "Nuevo Hospital Civil de Guadalajara" from September 1993 to January 1994. We used 1052 glove's pairs and we detected 118 perforated pairs (11.2%). The gloves were perforated in one time 60.1%, in two times 26.2%, in three times 6.8%, in four times 1.7% and five times 5.2%. On the other hand, in the he perforated gloves, 74% were simple gloves, while in 26% were double gloves, but only the external glove was perforated. The member of the surgical team with major affectation was the Surgeon with 83%, next the assistant in 13.5% and for last the instrumentist in 3.5%. The left hand was more affected that the right hand. The glove perforations more frequently was done for needle and after for instruments. We concluded that the use of double gloves is correct for a major protection, besides that the C. section must be carefully practiced.