Surgeons' and residents' double-gloving practices at 2 teaching hospitals in Ontario (patient safety/injury)

".......Of the 77% who reported at least 1 injury/year, 67% stated that they had not reported it to an employee health service. 

Background: Surgeons and residents are at increased risk of exposure to blood-borne pathogens owing to percutaneous injury (PI) and contamination. One method known to reduce risk is double-gloving (DG) during surgery.
Conclusion: Percutaneous injuries occur frequently during surgery, yet routine DG (double gloved), an effective means of reducing risk, was carried out by less than half of the surgeons and residents participating in this study. This highlights the need for a more concerted and broad-based approach to increase the use of a measure that is effective, inexpensive and easily carried out."