{"id":2782,"date":"2018-10-17T19:05:43","date_gmt":"2018-10-17T17:05:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/choosingwiselyitaly.org\/raccomandazione-prof\/dont-replace-hand-hygiene-with-the-use-of-non-sterile-disposable-gloves-use-alcohol-based-product-as-a-first-choice-for-hand-hygiene-routine\/"},"modified":"2025-04-17T16:26:02","modified_gmt":"2025-04-17T14:26:02","slug":"dont-replace-hand-hygiene-with-the-use-of-non-sterile-disposable-gloves-use-alcohol-based-product-as-a-first-choice-for-hand-hygiene-routine","status":"publish","type":"raccomandazione-prof","link":"https:\/\/choosingwiselyitaly.org\/en\/raccomandazione-prof\/dont-replace-hand-hygiene-with-the-use-of-non-sterile-disposable-gloves-use-alcohol-based-product-as-a-first-choice-for-hand-hygiene-routine\/","title":{"rendered":"Don\u2019t replace hand hygiene with the use of non-sterile disposable gloves. Use alcohol-based product as a first choice for hand hygiene routine. (Green recommendation)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Proper hand hygiene reduces the skin microbial population, representing the basic measure to ensure hand decontamination. In healthcare settings, non-sterile disposable gloves &#8211; or &#8220;gloves&#8221; &#8211; do not replace hand hygiene, as they have different functions. In fact, gloves reduce the probability of microorganism transmission from healthcare workers to patients (\u201cpatient protection\u201d); constitute a barrier to prevent hands contamination of healthcare workers in case of contact with blood, biological materials, and devices or contaminated surfaces (\u201chealthcare workers protection\u201d).<br \/>\nHowever, gloves do not provide complete protection against hand contamination. Indeed, microorganisms can reach the hands of healthcare workers through small defects in the gloves or hands contamination during their removal.<br \/>\nThe use of gloves can lead to a failure of hand hygiene practices. In the latter case, several studies report a significant reduction of proper hand hygiene, especially if the use of gloves is incorrect, suggesting that their inappropriate use can be a component of poor hand hygiene compliance.<br \/>\nOnce removed, gloves must not be reused even after decontamination. Compared to social and antiseptic handwashing, alcohol-based hand rubs increase healthcare workers adherence to routinely hand hygiene.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":2428,"template":"","meta":{"_edit_lock":["1744899876:2"],"_edit_last":["2"],"_thumbnail_id":["2428"],"_wpml_word_count":["{\"total\":371,\"to_translate\":{\"it\":371}}"],"_yoast_wpseo_primary_eta":[""],"_yoast_wpseo_primary_disciplina":["128"],"_yoast_wpseo_primary_tipologia":[""],"_yst_prominent_words_version":["1"],"_wpml_media_duplicate":["0"],"_wpml_media_featured":["0"],"_yoast_wpseo_content_score":["30"],"_yoast_wpseo_focuskeywords":["[]"],"_yoast_wpseo_keywordsynonyms":["[\"\"]"],"_wpml_location_migration_done":["1"],"_layouts_template":["layout-for-raccomandazioni-professionista"],"_wp_page_template":["default"],"_wpv_contains_gutenberg_views":[""],"wpcf-pacchetto":["ANMDO #1"],"wpcf-bibliografia":["1. 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