The person, who assessed the globes, identified the procedure by participant´s name + OP‐book number. Surgeon´s opinion was evaluated separately. (information from author) USA. Surgeons and assistants performing caesarean sections. Closure of all anatomical layers. Number studied: 194 operations. Intervention group n = 204 surgeon‐operations. Control group n = 204 surgeon‐operations. All gloves collected. Outcome 1. Number of perforations in gloves. 2. Force needed to use the needle 3. Ease of use of the needle. Gloves were filled with water and perforations were noted as jets of water Search effect*[tw] OR control[tw] OR controls*[tw] OR controla*[tw] OR controle*[tw] OR controli*[tw] OR controll*[tw] OR control'*[tw] OR evaluation*[tw] OR program*[tw] If you have chosen the ‘signed for’ delivery option, you will have to sign for your parcel upon receipt.

UK. 17 surgeons performing standard wound closure after hip arthroplasties, skin closed with staple machine. Number studied: 69 operations. Surgeons were double gloved. We used only holes in outer gloves for the outcome. Intervention group n = 38 surgeon‐operations. Control group n = 31 surgeon‐operations. Outer pair of gloves changed before insertion of prosthetic components and before wound closure. Our improved SS and HE needles use AcuTip™ technology, a unique manufacturing process, which results in:* randomized controlled trial" or "clinical trials" or "clinical trial" or "random allocation" or "double blind". or "single blind" or ((singl* or doubl* or trebl* or tripl*) and (blind* or mask*)) or "latin square" or placebo# or random* or "research design" or "comparative study" or "comparative studies" or "evaluation study" or "evaluation studies" or "follow up study" or "follow up studies" or "prospective study" or "prospective studies" or "cross over study" or "cross over studies" or control* or prospective* or volunteer or (MH "Clinical Trials+") or (MH "Nonrandomized Trials") or (MH "Crossover Design") Use of suture needles with blunted end. Control group used conventional sharp pointed suture needles. Four studies focused on the risk during abdominal closure ( Hartley 1996; Meyer 1996; Mingoli 1996; Nordkam 2005), two studies on vaginal repair ( Ablett 1998; Wilson 2008), two studies on caesarean section ( Sullivan 2009; Thomas 1995) and two on hip replacement operations ( Rice 1996; Wright 1993).surgeons not blinded to randomisation outcome; blinding to type of needle is impossible for surgeons The basis for the assumed risk (e.g. the median control group risk across studies) is provided in footnotes. The corresponding risk (and its 95% confidence interval) is based on the assumed risk in the comparison group and the relative effect of the intervention (and its 95% CI). UK. HCWs performing suturing of perineal tears and episiotomies including perineal skin. Intervention group n = 104 surgeon‐operations. Control group n = 91 surgeon operations. Number observed: 195 pairs of gloves. Blunt fill needles , which function as filling or extraction needles. They can draw medicine out of any sealed medical container and transfer their contents to the desired container. The best way to keep a blunt needle sterile is to avoid touching the needle itself. This prevents cross-contamination between your fingers/gloves and the solution you’ll be extracting using the needle. Always grip the needle by the plastic base and never touch the metal tubing. 2. Take Note Of the Syringe Tip

Our range of SE needles for primary corneal–scleral closure are made from Surgalloy™ for enhanced strength and ductility, to prevent bending and breakage. Germany. Attending surgeon and assistant during abdominal closure: fascia and muscle. Number studied 100 operations (400 gloves). Intervention group n = 98 surgeon‐operations (196 gloves) Control group n = 102 surgeon‐operations (204 gloves) Gloves changed before closure. Outcome: 1. Number of perforations per total number of gloves; 2. Number of glove perforations per total number of operations. Perforation detection: The gloves were filled with water and perforations were noted as jets of water. Perforation detection: The gloves were filled with water and perforations were noted as jets of water. Secondary outcome: Ease of use of the needles.In five studies ( Ablett 1998; Hartley 1996; Rice 1996; Wilson 2008; Wright 1993) one surgeon per operation participated in the study, in three studies there was a surgeon and an assistant ( Meyer 1996; Nordkam 2005; Sullivan 2009), in one study there was a surgeon and two assistants ( Mingoli 1996), and in one study it was unclear how many participated ( Thomas 1995). In some studies the number of participants was partly inferred from the number of gloves used. While they aren’t sharp, blunt needles are still medical devices and require careful attention. 1. Keepinga Blunt Needle Sterile Low quality: Further research is very likely to have an important impact on our confidence in the estimate of effect and is likely to change the estimate.