BACKGROUND single-port laparoscopic surgery has gained popularity over the last decade. This technique is used for several surgical procedures. This paper documents a new and cheaper access method known as "surgical glove port" or "homemade single-port", and describes our initial experience with 25 cases. METHOD Eleven cholecystectomies, eight totally extraperitoneal inguinal hernia repairs, ...

Multi–glove markets and corresponding games are considered. For this class of games we introduce the notion of type monotonic allocation scheme. Allocation rules for multi–glove markets based on weight systems are introduced and characterized. These allocation rules generate type monotonic allocation schemes for multi–glove games and are also helpful in proving that each core element of the cor...

OBJECTIVES To analyze perforation rate in sterile gloves used by surgeons in the operating theatre of the Department of Endocrinological and General Surgery of Medical University of Lodz. MATERIAL AND METHODS Randomized and controlled trial. This study analyses the incidents of tears in sterile surgical gloves used by surgeons during operations on 3 types of thyroid diseases according to the ...

Hand fatigue is one of the major problems of astronauts during Extravehicular Activity (EVA), due to the stiffness of the space suit, in particular of the glove. In order to evaluate the stiffness of EVA gloves, different methods have been proposed in the past, mainly focused on the effects of wearing an EVA glove on hand performance when executing test protocols. In this paper, an objective me...

For three samples of material (12.5, 25.0 and 37.5 mm diameter) from each of three gloves, the dynamic stiffnesses and the vibration transmissibilities of the materials (to both the palm of the hand and the thenar eminence) were measured at frequencies from 10 to 300 Hz. Additional measurements showed the apparent masses of the hand at the palm and the thenar eminence were independent of contac...

AIMS To compare blood transmission through nitrile, single and double layer latex glove materials in simulated needlestick injuries. METHODS Experiments involved nitrile, single and double layer latex gloves. A cutting suture needle was dipped into a specimen of blood and then immediately jabbed through the glove material into a cell containing saline. This process was repeated using the same...

Background: Blood Exposure Accidents (BEAs) are frequent in healthcare settings and may cause such severe consequences as HIV and Hepatitis B and C infections. The objective of the study was to determine the attitudes and practices of nursing students facing BEAs. Materials and Methods: This was a cross-sectional prospective study conducted from August 16 to 23, 2011 at the “Institut National d...

Rubber surgical gloves worn as a barrier to prevent contamination from body fluids offer relative protection against contamination through direct percutaneous injuries involving needles, scalpel blades or bone fragments. To determine the main experimental parameters influencing the volume of blood transmitted by a hollow-bore needle (worst case scenario) during an accidental puncture, we design...