1. Chlorhexidine and gauze and tape dressings for central venous catheters: a randomized clinical trial.
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Pedrolo, Edivane, Reichembach Danski, Mitzy Tannia, and Adami Vayego, Stela
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PREVENTION of bloodborne infections , *CATHETER-related infections , *ACADEMIC medical centers , *ANTI-infective agents , *CHLORHEXIDINE , *COMPARATIVE studies , *FISHER exact test , *STATISTICAL sampling , *SURGICAL dressings , *PILOT projects , *RANDOMIZED controlled trials , *TREATMENT effectiveness , *CENTRAL venous catheterization , *DESCRIPTIVE statistics , *MANN Whitney U Test , *INFECTION prevention - Abstract
Objective: to assess the effectiveness of the chlorhexidine antimicrobial dressing in comparison to the gauze and tape dressing in the use of central venous catheters. Method: a randomized clinical trial was conducted in the intensive care and adult semi intensive care units of a university hospital in the south of Brazil. The subjects were patients using short-term central venous catheters, randomly assigned to the intervention (chlorhexidine antimicrobial dressing) or control (gauze and micro porous tape) groups. Results: a total of 85 patients were included: 43 in the intervention group and 42 in the control group. No statistically significant differences were found between dressings in regard to the occurrence of: primary bloodstream infections (p-value = 0.5170); local reactions to the dressing (p-value = 0.3774); and dressing fixation (p-value = 0.2739). Conclusion: both technologies are effective in covering central venous catheters in regard to the investigated variables and can be used for this purpose. Registry ECR: RBR-7b5ycz. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2014
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