Table 1 Comparison of the operating surgeon’s glove contamination after two different SHS hood-donning methods
Group 1 Operating surgeon donning a scrubbed colleague | Group 2 Operating surgeon donned by non-scrubbed colleague | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Total no. of agar plates | 100 | 100 | |
Contamination rate | 2% | 3% | P = 0.99 |
Right Hand (n = 50) | 2 gloves • Bacillus Sp. 1 CFU • Rahnella Aquatis 1 CFU | 1 glove • CoNS 1 CFU | |
Left Hand (n = 50) | 0 gloves | 2 gloves • Bacillus Sp. 2 CFU • Bacillus Sp. 1 CFU |