Randomized trial of blunt-tipped versus cutting needles to reduce glove puncture during mass closure of the abdomen |
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Authors: | JE Hartley S Ahmed R Milkins G Naylor JR Monson PW Lee |
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Affiliation: | University of Hull Academic Surgical Unit, Castle Hill Hospital, Cottingham, North Humberside, UK. |
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Abstract: | Eighty-five consecutive patients were randomized to undergo mass closure of the abdomen with no. 1 polydioxanone mounted on either a blunt-tipped (n = 46) or cutting (n = 39) needle. Gloves were changed before closure and tested for perforation afterwards using standard air or water techniques. Fourteen pairs of gloves were punctured when using a cutting needle, and three pairs when a blunt-tipped needle was used. The majority of punctures were to the non-dominant glove. The surgeon was aware of the puncture in eight of the 14 instances involving a sharp needle and in one of the three involving a blunt-tipped needle. Blunt-tipped needles, while not eliminating the risk, significantly reduced the incidence of surgical glove puncture (P < 0.001, Fisher's exact test). The use of cutting needles for abdominal closure should be abandoned. |
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