Use of suture needles with blunted end. Control group used conventional sharp pointed suture needles. UK. Consultants or registrars performing mass closure of the abdomen: fascial and muscle layers. Number studied: 85 patients. Intervention group n = 46 surgeon‐operations, control group n = 39 surgeon‐operations, 85 pairs of gloves observed. Gloves changed before closure commenced.

health care worker*' or 'health personnel' or 'HCWs' ) and ( 'virus disease*' or 'virus*' or 'viral infect*')

random* OR control* OR trial OR trials OR comparativ* OR evaluation* OR ((singl* OR doubl* OR tripl* OR trebl*) AND (blind* OR mask*)) OR "latin square" OR placebo* OR "follow up" OR prospectiv* OR "cross over" OR volunteer* TS=("health care worker" OR "health care workers" OR "health occupations" OR "health personnel" OR physician* OR nurse* OR hospital* OR clinic OR clinics) Outcome: number of glove perforations per operation. Perforation detection: the gloves were filled with water and perforations were noted as jets of water. 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)

High quality: Further research is very unlikely to change our confidence in the estimate of effect. 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") 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] Blunt fill needles are used to draw medications out of a sealed container. Blunt filter needles have an extra filter, which filters out solid particles from the liquid.Once your item has been returned, we will inspect it and take the necessary action as soon as possible.

EXP Health Occupations (MeSH) OR EXP Health Personnel (MeSH) OR EXP Health Facilities (MeSH) OR "health care worker" OR "health care workers" OR Disease Transmission, patient‐to‐Professional (MeSH)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. 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. Study design: randomised controlled trial according to operation date and time. Object of randomisation: operations Our range of SE needles for primary corneal–scleral closure are made from Surgalloy™ for enhanced strength and ductility, to prevent bending and breakage.

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. The strategy was used to search MEDLINE, EMBASE, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL) ( The Cochrane Library) and the Occupational Safety and Health Review Group Specialised Register, NHSEED, Science Citation Index Expanded, CINAHL, Nioshtic, CISdoc, LILACS and PsycINFO (up until September 2010). USA. Physicians performing obstetrical laceration repairs, needle used for whole procedure. Number studied: 438 procedures. Intervention group n = 217 surgeon‐operations. Control group n = 221 surgeon operations. All gloves collected. 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 taper* OR blunt* OR protective) AND Needle* AND ("Randomized Controlled Trial"[pt] OR "Controlled Clinical Trial"[pt] OR "Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic"[mh] OR "Random Allocation"[mh] OR "Double‐Blind Method"[mh] OR "Single‐Blind Method"[mh] OR "Clinical Trial"[pt] OR "Clinical Trials as Topic"[mh] OR "clinical trial"[tw] OR ((singl*[tw] OR doubl*[tw] OR trebl*[tw] OR tripl*[tw]) AND (mask*[tw] OR blind*[tw])) OR "latin square"[tw] OR Placebos[mh] OR placebo*[tw] OR random*[tw] OR "Research Design"[mh:noexp] OR "Comparative Study"[pt] OR "Evaluation Studies as Topic"[mh] OR "Follow‐up Studies"[mh] OR "Prospective Studies"[mh] OR "Cross‐over Studies"[mh] OR control[tw] OR controls*[tw] OR controla*[tw] OR controle*[tw] OR controli*[tw] OR controll*[tw] OR control'*[tw] OR prospectiv*[tw] OR volunteer*[tw]) NOT (Animals[mh] NOT Humans[mh) N=68 references

What are blunt needles?

Randomized Controlled Trial"[pt] OR "Controlled Clinical Trial"[pt] OR "Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic"[mh] OR "Random Allocation"[mh] OR "Double‐Blind Method"[mh] OR "Single‐Blind Method"[mh] OR "Clinical Trial"[pt] OR "Clinical Trials as Topic"[mh] OR "clinical trial"[tw] OR ((singl*[tw] OR doubl*[tw] OR trebl*[tw] OR tripl*[tw]) AND (mask*[tw] OR blind*[tw])) OR "latin square"[tw] OR Placebos[mh] OR placebo*[tw] OR random*[tw] OR "Research Design"[mh:noexp] OR "Comparative Study"[pt] OR "Evaluation Studies as Topic"[mh] OR "Follow‐up Studies"[mh] OR "Prospective Studies"[mh] OR "Cross‐over Studies"[mh] OR control[tw] OR controls*[tw] OR controla*[tw] OR controle*[tw] OR controli*[tw] OR controll*[tw] OR control'*[tw] OR prospectiv*[tw] OR volunteer*[tw]) NOT (Animals[mh] NOT Humans[mh) In addition, our ophthalmic needles are coated in NuCoat™ technology, which significantly enhances initial and multi-pass penetration, to provide smother passage, less tissue drag and less tissue damage. Information from author:The surgeon called the study nurse while changing his gloves before closure of the laparotomy. Therefore, only elective surgery has been included in this study. Outcome: number of glove perforations per total number of operations (also in RevMan analyses) but all surgeons were single gloved. Perforation detection: The gloves were filled with water and perforations were noted as jets of water. Secondary outcome: user satisfaction.