POWDER FREE FOR ME
POWDER FREE FOR ME
IN THE US ALONE
TOTAL ANNUAL BENEFITS FROM
BANNING POWDERED GLOVES
ARE ESTIMATED TO RANGE
BETWEEN $26.6M
AND $29.3M
AT LEAST 93% OF
MEDICAL PROVIDERS
HAVE SWITCHED TO
NON-POWDERED GLOVES
AEROSOL GLOVE POWDERS
CAN RESULT IN
POST-OPERATIVE
WOUND INFECTIONS
Choosing powder-free becomes the obvious choice, for everyone around the globe. While implementing a latex, powder-free environment is estimated to cost between $75,000 and $200,000 per year, indirect costs associated with powdered gloves may be substantial. (xxxiv)
“It makes sense on every level for providers to move away from the outdated and unnecessary use of powdered natural rubber latex gloves.”
- Cost and Time when following proper washing protocol
- Latex allergy costs include defending litigation; the financial judgment after a patient injury due to latex exposure; and compensation of healthcare workers who have developed latex hypersensitivity because of repeated exposure to latex products during their employment. (xxxiii)
- Powder-related surgical site infections (SSIs) could offset gloves costs as studies have shown individual SSI costs ranging from $11,000 to $30,000 in the US, (xxxvi) $6,624 to $28,534 in Japan, (xxxvii) and a 60.6% increase in hospital costs in Switzerland per SSI (xxxviii)
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SUBMITXxxiv: Brehler R, Kütting B. Natural rubber latex allergy- a problem of interdisciplinary concern in medicine.
http://archinte.jamanetwork.com. Accessed November 23, 2014.
Xxxvii: Kusachi S, Kashimura N, Konishi T, et al. Length of stay and cost for surgical site infection after abdominal and cardiac surgery in Japanese hospitals: multi-center surveillance. Surg Infect (Larchmt). 2012;13(4):257-265.
Xxxviii: Weber WP, Zwahlen M, Reck S, et al. Economic burden of surgical site infections at a European university hospital. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2008;29(7):623-629.
