作者
Amanda S Margatho, Marcia A Ciol, Jeanne M Hoffman, Paula ED Dos Reis, Rejane K Furuya, Dennisani AFS Lima, Anibal Basile-Filho, Renata CCP Silveira
发表日期
2019/11/1
期刊
Australian Critical Care
卷号
32
期号
6
页码范围
471-478
出版商
Elsevier
简介
Background
In patients with short-term percutaneous central venous catheter (CVC), it is recommended that a dressing be applied to the catheter insertion site to prevent catheter-related infections.
Objectives
The objective of this study was to assess the feasibility of a randomised controlled trial to compare the efficacy of chlorhexidine-impregnated dressing with that of polyurethane dressing in the prevention of catheter-related infections in critically ill adult patients with short-term percutaneous CVC.
Methods
One hundred fifteen patients with a CVC were randomised to chlorhexidine-impregnated gel dressing (chlorhexidine gel group) or transparent polyurethane dressing (polyurethane group) between April and December 2014. Feasibility outcomes included data on eligibility, recruitment, missing data, and protocol violation. The primary outcome measure of efficacy was the presence of colonisation with the same …
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