Cardinal Health™ Protexis™ Surgical Gloves
Protect what
matters.
You give everything to your patients, it’s who you are. Just as it’s in your instinct to provide care, it’s ours to ensure your safety every step of the way. To protect you and your hands that heal.
We build quality, clinical best practice, and trust directly into every Protexis™ glove, to provide you with the Perfect Fit for every type of procedure. That’s why Protexis™ Surgical Gloves are preferred and ranked #1 for quality, comfort, fit, grip and tactile sensitivity1.
Double-Gloving
Wearing two surgical gloves reduces the risk of needle sticks and sharp injuries11 that can lead to blood borne infections12. In fact, donning an interior glove can reduce exposure to patient blood by as much as 95% when the outer glove is punctured13.
- Double gloving with a coloured under glove can increase perforation awareness from 12% to 56%14.
- Doubling gloving can reduce infection risk by as much as 87% when the outer glove is punctured15.
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1Based on a recent U.S. survey conducted in March 2023 on 504 surgeons, nurses and surgical technicians. All respondents indicated awareness of the Protexis™ Brand. Preferred glove was polyisoprene, non-latex surgical glove.
2Data on file.
3Canadian Centre for Occupational Health & Safety. CCOHS: Latex Allergy. Available at: https://www.ccohs.ca/oshanswers/diseases/latex.html
4The Key Group Research, 2016.
5Katz J, Holzman R, Brown R, et al. Natural rubber latex allergy: consideration for anesthesiologists. Park Ride, IL: American Society of Anesthesiologists.
6OR Manager, “Can converting to synthetic surgical gloves lower hospital operating room costs?” May 2016. Available at: https://www.ormanager.com/can-converting-synthetic-surgical-gloves-lower-hospital-operating-room-costs/
7Data on file, Cardinal Health, Glove Emissions Intensity Reports FY19-23, updated April 2024
8Data on file, Cardinal Health, Waste Disposal Reports CY21-23, updated April 2024
9Data on file, Cardinal Health, % Recyclable Packaging Weight Calculation Report, FY22
10Data on file, Cardinal Health, Recyclability of Primary, Secondary and Tertiary Packaging, updated
11Tanner, J., Parkinson, H., Double gloving to reduce surgical cross-infection, Cochrane Database Syst Rev. July 2006
12Florman S, Burgdof M, Finigan K, Slakey D, Hewitt R, Nichols RL. Efficacy of double gloving with an intrinsic indicator system. Surg Infect (Larchmt). 2005;6(4):385-395.
13Berguer R, Heller PJ. Preventing sharps injuries in the operating room. Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 2004;199(3):462-467.
14Thomas-Copeland, Do Surgical Personnel Really Need to Double-Glove? AORN Journal, FEBRUARY 2009, VOL 89, NO 2; page 327.
15Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Guideline for prevention of surgical site infection, 1999. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, April 1999, 20(4):247-278. https://www.cdc.gov/hicpac/pdf/ssiguidelines.pdf. Accessed November 2015.