Bacterial migration through punctured surgical gloves under real surgical conditions

BMC Infectious Diseases

Table 1 Type and duration of operations included and number of gloves assessed per operation

type of operation	duration	type	gloves worn
rectum/sigma resection	108 min	colorectal	8
relaparatomy, purulent situs	57 min	emergency	4
Rectum resection	184 min	colorectal	9 (5/4)*
Rectum resection	155 min	colorectal	8
hemicolectomy	109 min	colorectal	8
hemicolectomy	74 min	colorectal	13 (7/6)*
extended hemicolectomy	150 min	colorectal	16
hemicolectomy right	100 min	colorectal	16
Sigma resection	177 min	colorectal	8
partial resection of colon	232 min	colorectal	4
Rectum amputation	171 min	colorectal	4
hemicolectomy/rectum resection	99 min	colorectal	12
replacemant of ileostomy	61 min	colorectal	12
Rectum amputation	144 min	colorectal	12
Rectum amputation	150 min	colorectal	12
hemicolectomy	62 min	colorectal	12
Sigma resection	297 min	colorectal	16
relaparatomy	85 min	emergency	8
revision colon fistula	161 min	emergency	4
hemicolectomy	109 min	colorectal	8
	Median 126.5 min		∑ = 194

* outer/inner gloves; in these cases, only the outer glove was changed due to the intraoperative situation

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