Patients, surgeons and surgical gloves

Consumption of surgical gloves in progressing constantly. All proposed prod ucts do not have the same qualities in terms of protection, comfort, and sa fety for the surgeon, the surgical team and the patient. Latex is the basic material used to manufacture surgical gloves even if it does raise the pro blem of side-effects and requires use of starch powder for lubrification. T he surgeon should be aware of the different products and participate in cho osing this indispensable tool. There is a general and advisable trend to us ing non-powdered gloves.