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Double gloves: a randomized trial to evaluate a simple strategy to reduce contamination in the operating room.
April 22, 2015
Birnbach DJ, Rosen LF, Fitzpatrick M, et al. Anesth Analg. 2015;120(4):848-52.
This randomized trial found that a protocol requiring anesthesiologists to wear two pairs of sterile gloves during intubations—with the outer pair removed immediately afterward—was associated with a lower rate of operating room contamination.
