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Rate of glove perforation among operating team during emergency surgery
| Role | Total gloves used (N = 1046) |
Perforated (N = 465) |
Non-perforated (N = 581) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surgeon | 270 | 162 (60.14) | 108 (39.86%) |
| First Assist | 288 | 78 (27.2%) | 210 (72.8%) |
| Second Assist | 212 | 112 (53.3%) | 100 (46.7%) |
| Scrub nurse | 276 | 113 (41.2%) | 163 (58.8%) |
