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"A
glove that is less durable or more prone to failure may
need to be replaced during the course of the surgical
procedure, in effect,
doubling its cost" 1
"The
cost of synthetic surgical gloves should not be viewed
in
terms of purchase price alone" 1
"Latex
allergy may lead to considerable costs for hospitals due
to increased liability and reduced worker productivity.(The
average cost of one latex claim is estimated to be about
$30,315 (Swirczek 1998))" 1 |