Glove Perforation in Single and Double Gloving in Periniorrhaphy After Vaginal Delivery

Abstract

          The purpose of this study was to compare the number of glove perforations between single gloving and matched perforation of outer and inner gloves in double gloving in periniorrhaphy after vaginal delivery. Total of four hundred and thirty-seven patients were randomized into two groups, one using single glovin (216 cases), and others using double gloving (221cases). After the repair, all gloves were tested for their perforation by filling with water. Eleven perforation cases (5.09%) were found in single gloving. However, in double gloving,15 of outer glove (6.79%) were also shown their perforation, but only 2 of inner glove (0.9%) were found, and only1matched perforation of outer and inner gloves (0.45%) was observed in this study. The rate of perforation became increasingly significant in single gloving than match perforations of outer and inner in double gloving (P = 0.002). There was no statistical difference in numbers of perforation between single gloving and outer gloves. No significant difference of glove perforation in relation to their perforated recognition, degree of wound laceration, operative time and the time of operation (day or night). The double gloving shown to significantly reduce risk of exposure to the patient’s blood in comparison with single gloving in periniorrhaphy.