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Randomized Controlled Trial
. 2014 Oct;22(5):764-71.
doi: 10.1590/0104-1169.3443.2478.

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

[Article in English, Portuguese, Spanish]
Edivane Pedrolo  1 , Mitzy Tannia Reichembach Danski  1 , Stela Adami Vayego  1
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Randomized Controlled Trial

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

[Article in English, Portuguese, Spanish]
Edivane Pedrolo et al. Rev Lat Am Enfermagem. 2014 Oct.

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.

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