Surgical gloves are generally optimised for larger hand proportions, yet glove sizing has changed very little.
Today’s workforce is more diverse than ever, but most gloves are still sized according to palm width. As a result, many clinicians adapt, adjust, and compromise
A poor fitting glove is like a barrier. Not in a positive, aseptic sense, but a barrier to being effective in your work.
Dr. Sanna Kouhia Surgeon
Poor glove fit stops me from working at my best. It actually takes away attention from what you should be doing.
Miss Anneliese Lawn Cosultant Breast Surgeon
I have to pull, pull and pull down. The male colleagues are already ready and they wait for me.
Dr. Daisy Schulten Paediatric Surgeon, Germany
For optimum comfort and performance, every team member should have a glove fitting before scrubbing into the operating room for the first time, and be refitted when anything changes and have correctly fitting gloves in appropriate styles available to them.¹
Learn more about the consensus1. Enz A, Boermeester M, Chatterjee A et al Hand Deserve Better: global clinical consensus recommendations on surgical gloving practice Journal of Hospital Infection, 2026; 172, 115-128