Conversion to Low-Protein, Powder-Free Surgical Gloves: Is it Worth the Cost?

Author:

Komiewicz Denise M.1,Chookaew Nantiya2,El-Masri Maher3,Mudd Kim4,Bollinger Mary Elizabeth4

Affiliation:

1. University of Miami, School of Nursing & Health Studies, Miami, FL.

2. Mahidol University, School of Nursing, Bangkok, Thailand.

3. University of Windsor, School of Nursing, Windsor, Canada.

4. University of Maryland, School of Medicine, Division of Pediatric Pulmonology & Allergy, Baltimore, MD.

Abstract

This study was conducted to determine changes in overall costs associated with conversion to powder-free gloves including cost of workers' compensation cases for natural rubber latex (NRL)-related symptoms and health care workers' glove satisfaction. The study, a 2–year, longitudinal design with retrospective and prospective aspects, was developed to determine health care worker use of powder-free, low-protein NRL gloves, sensitization, cost, and glove satisfaction. Informed consent was obtained from 103 health care workers. Prior to glove conversion, nearly one-half (44%, 36 of 82) of the operating room staff reported symptoms related to NRL exposure. At the end of the 14–month data collection period, only 27% (22 of 82, McNemar test = .007) reported symptoms related to NRL exposure. Additionally, a cost savings of $10,000 per year for gloves was evident with reports of increased user satisfaction. This study demonstrated that conversion to the use of powder-free, low-protein NRL gloves not only reduces health care worker NRL symptoms, but also positively affects the costs of glove purchases and workers' compensation.

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Subject

Nursing (miscellaneous),Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

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