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Chlorhexidine and gauze and tape dressings for central venous catheters: a randomized clinical trial

Authors :
Edivane Pedrolo
Mitzy Tannia Reichembach Danski
Stela Adami Vayego
Source :
Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem, Vol 22, Iss 5, Pp 764-771 (2014)
Publication Year :
2014
Publisher :
Universidade de São Paulo, 2014.

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