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Chlorhexidine and gauze and tape dressings for central venous catheters: a randomized clinical trial
- Source :
- Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem, Vol 22, Iss 5, Pp 764-771 (2014)
- Publication Year :
- 2014
- Publisher :
- Universidade de São Paulo, 2014.
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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.
Details
- Language :
- English, Spanish; Castilian, Portuguese
- ISSN :
- 15188345 and 01041169
- Volume :
- 22
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.0d4a8326078342048e4442044265e477
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1590/0104-1169.3443.2478