Comparison of infection rate for sterile vs unsterile but clean gloves in repairing of contaminated simple traumatic wounds in emergency department

Use of clean nonsterile gloves versus sterile gloves in contaminated simple traumatic wounds repair in ED can reduce treatment costs significantly .For this purpose in this trial we will compare post operative infection rate in two randomized repaired contaminated simple wounds groups with sterile & nonsterile clean gloves in emergency department of 7th tir hospitals during 22/11/2010 to 22/7/2011.Our 200 desired cases include all simple traumatic contaminated wounds with indication of antibiotic prophylaxis & exclusion criteria and without age limitation. They will be selected in a convenience sampling and will be divided into two equal groups using table of random numbers .In one group we will suture the simple contaminated traumatic wounds with sterile gloves and in other group use clean nonsterile gloves .For both groups oral prophylactic antibiotic will be prescribed at the same regimen for 5 days. Within following ten days, patients will be asked through phone about the infection symptoms(redness ,inflammation ,warmth ,pus discharge,fever).After reaching the desired number of cases we will analyze data with SPSS software to discerning is it meaningful differences in infection between two groups. All infected wounds will be followed at the hospital emergency clinic.

Tehran University Of Medical Science & Health Services