1. The Research Question
Are non-sterile gloves worse than sterile gloves for minor skin excisions?

2. What the Researchers Did
Prospective randomised controlled
non-inferiority trial
Single Australian General Practice
478 participants

3. What the Researchers Found
Infection rates:
Sterile gloves 9.3% (22/237)
Non sterile gloves 8.7% (21/241)
Difference in Infection -0.6% (95% CI -4.0 to +2.9)
Infection actually lower in the non-sterile glove group!

4. What This Means for Clinical Practice
The use of non-sterile gloves is NOT WORSE than sterile gloves in terms of infection rates in minor skin procedures in a GP setting.
Cost-saving