Source: Hutchison Santé: Surgical site infections (SSI) are the number one cause of mortality during surgery. "In most cases, the germs come from the patient, " declared Dr Jean Carlet *, but they may also come from the environement in particular from perforated surgical gloves.On average, 18 % of surgical gloves become micro-perforated while being used. 80% of these glove breaches are not detected by the surgical staff, allowing bacteria to be passed from the surgeon's hands to the patient. The new antimicrobial gloves from Hutchison-Santé may solve this problem.
The G-Bact[TM] surgical glove, contains an exclusive antimicrobial layer that kills more than 99% of bacteria* should there be a micro-breach in the glove. The antibacterial surgical glove G-Bact[TM] has been certified as a class IIa Medical Device in Europe since September 2011.
* Dr Jean Carlet is the former chairman of CTIN (French National Technical Commission against Nosocomial Infections), and WHO consultant.
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