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Higher rate of undetected intraoperative damage of latex-free surgical gloves worn by scrub nurses

Perioperative Medicine
Background Surgical gloves are a medical product and a cornerstone of prevention from surgical site infections and staff injury. This study aimed to investigate the integrity of surgical gloves worn by scrub nurses during selected procedures in both ...
Leon Euler-Schmidt, Artur Barsumyan, Jan Adriaan Graw, Christian Soost, Yvonne Stephan, Rene Burchard   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Geometric Optimization and Mechanical Performance Enhancement of Auxetic Structures for High‐Impact Applications Through Fused Deposition Modeling

Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
This study explores the mechanical performance of three auxetic structures, identifying a re‐entrant‐star hybrid as the most effective for impact absorption. Finite element simulations and experiments demonstrate significant gains in energy absorption and flexural strength after geometric optimization. This study investigates the mechanical performance
Malik Hassan, Manjusri Misra, Alexander Bardelcik, Stefano Gregori, Amar K. Mohanty   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Surgical glove perforation in caesarean section and its association with surgical site infections: a prospective cohort study

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
Objective Infectious complications at the surgical site complicates 1–4% of cesarean deliveries. Strict aseptic technique, hand hygiene and the use of sterile surgical gloves are essential to reduce the risk of surgical site contamination.
Volkan Özgür Akbulut, Dinçer Sümer, Aziz Kından, Ahmet Kurt, Aykut Kından, Recep Taha Ağaoğlu, Ahmet Arif Filiz, Kubilay Canga, Hatice Ayhan, Ali Turhan Çağlar   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

An Unmet Need: Surgical Gloves with Variable Finger Lengths

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open, 2022
Background:. Sterile gloves are essential for plastic surgery, but little research has been published on glove fit. Sterile gloves are produced by all manufacturers, with finger lengths fixed for all sizes.
Ross Rudolph, MD, FACS, Christina Chopra, BA, Susan Van Etten, RN, MSN, PHN, Dale Glaser, PhD   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Organisation of Health Care During an Outbreak of Marburg Haemorrhagic Fever in the Democratic Republic of Congo, 1999. [PDF]

, 2004
Organising health care was one of the tasks of the International Scientific and Technical Committee during the 1998-1999 outbreak in Durba/Watsa, in the north-eastern province (Province Orientale), Democratic Republic of Congo.
Borchert, M, Colebunders, R, Kinuani, L, Libande, M, Mustin, J P, Muyembe-Tamfum, J J, Olinda, L A, Pirard, P, Sleurs, H, Tshioko, F, Tshomba, A   +10 more
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Enhanced Oxidation and Thermal Shock Resistance of N‐type Mg2Si0.89(Sn0.1,Sb0.01) Thermoelectric Material via Cr0.9Si0.1 Coating

Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
Cr0.9Si0.1 protective coatings are developed to enhance the thermal‐shock and oxidation resistance of Mg2Si0.89(Sn0.1,Sb0.01) thermoelectric (TE) materials. The coating forms a dense and adherent barrier that suppresses oxygen diffusion and mitigates mechanical degradation during cyclic oxidation, demonstrating its potential to improve the long‐term ...
Mikdat Gurtaran, Zhenxue Zhang, Xiaoying Li, Hanshan Dong   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Ferrocene Derivatives Enable Ultrasensitive Perovskite Photodetectors with Enhanced Reverse Bias Stability

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Novel ferrocene derivatives (e.g., FcPhc2) are used as an ultrathin layer hole‐blocking layer, reducing hole injection from the Ag contact. This results in an ultralow noise spectral density of 1.2 × 10−14 A Hz−1/2, and a high specific detectivity of 8.1 × 1012 Jones at −0.5 V.
Eunyoung Hong, William D. J. Tremlett, Lucy Hart, Beier Hu, Zhuoran Qiao, Patipan Sukpoonprom, Sarah Fearn, Edoardo Angela, Matilde Brunetta, Demosthenes C. Koutsogeorgis, Nikolaos Kalfagiannis, Davide Nodari, Martyn A. McLachlan, Piers R. F. Barnes, Artem A. Bakulin, Nicholas J. Long, Nicola Gasparini   +16 more
wiley   +1 more source

Chlorhexidine-coated surgical gloves influence the bacterial flora of hands over a period of 3 hours

Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control, 2018
Background The risk of SSI increases in the presence of foreign materials and may be caused by organisms with low pathogenicity, such as skin flora derived from hands of surgical team members in the event of a glove breach.
Miranda Suchomel, Markus Brillmann, Ojan Assadian, Karen J. Ousey, Elisabeth Presterl   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Understanding and Optimizing Li Substitution in P2‐Type Sodium Layered Oxides for Sodium‐Ion Batteries

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This work explores Li‐substituted P2 layered oxides for Na‐ion batteries by crystallographic and electrochemical studies. The effect of lithium on superstructure orderings, on phase transitions during synthesis and electrochemical cycling and on the interplay of O‐ versus TM‐redox is revealed via various advanced techniques, including semi‐simultaneous 
Mingfeng Xu, Giovanni Gammaitoni, Michael Häfner, Eduardo Villalobos‐Portillo, Carlo Marini, Matteo Bianchini   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Microbial Analysis of Biomedical Wastes From Selected Health Facilities in Parts of Edo South and Its Public Health Implication [PDF]

, 2016
This study, aimed at the microbial analysis of biomedical waste (BMW) was carried out using 100 samples of 10 different BMW collected in duplicates from 5 busy primary healthcare centers (PHCs).The research findings showed a high prevalence of E.coli (39%
Eyaufe, A. A. (Aidevbo), Ireye, F. (Faith), Osagie, R. N. (Rachael)   +2 more
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