What do systematic reviews say?

Blunt needles vs sharp needles

Blunt needles leads to lower glove perforations per surgeon per operation compared with sharp needles (high certainty).

• Blunt versus sharp suture needles for preventing percutaneous exposure incidents in surgical staff 2011 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.46 [0.38, 0.54]
  10 studies · 2961 participants
  High