Sterile or Nonsterile Gloves for Minor Skin Excisions?

Nonsterile gloves are just as effective as sterile gloves in preventing surgical site infection after minor skin surgeries.

Clinician Reviews. 2015 December;25(12):26,28

November 24, 2015 | Clinician Reviews

Ashley Rietz, MD ; Amir Barzin, DO, MS ; Kohar Jones, MD ; Anne Mounsey, MD

WHAT’S NEW
New evidence questions the need for sterile gloves for in-office excisions
Heal et al¹ demonstrated that in a primary care setting, nonsterile gloves are not inferior to sterile gloves for excisional procedures that require sutures. While standard practice has many family practice providers using sterile gloves for these procedures, this study promotes changing this behavior.

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