Chlorhexidine-Impregnated Sponges and Less Frequent Dressing Changes for Prevention of Catheter-Related Infections in Critically Ill Adults.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Timsit, Jean-François; Schwebel, Carole; Bouadma, Lila; Geffroy, Arnaud; Garrouste-Orgeas, Maïté; Pease, Sebastian; Herault, Marie-Christine; Haouache, Hakim; Calvino-Gunther, Silvia; Gestin, Brieuc; Armand-Lefevre, Laurence; Leflon, Véronique; Chaplain, Chantal; Benali, Adel; Francais, Adrien; Adrie, Christophe; Zahar, Jean-Ralph; Thuong, Marie; Arrault, Xavier; Croize, Jacques
- Source
- JAMA: Journal of the American Medical Association. 3/25/2009, Vol. 301 Issue 12, p1231-1241. 11p. 1 Graph.
- Subject
- *INTRAVENOUS catheterization complications
*CHLORHEXIDINE
*CATHETERS
*ANTISEPTICS
*CRITICAL care medicine
*DRUG delivery devices
*CRITICALLY ill patient care
*MEDICAL equipment sterilization
*PREVENTION
*SAFETY
*THERAPEUTICS
- Language
- ISSN
- 0098-7484
The article presents a research assessing the superiority of chlorhexidine gluconate-impregnated sponge (CHGIS) dressings in reducing the rate of major catheter-related infections (CRIs). Researches questioned whether changing catheter dressings every 3 days was more frequent than necessary. The outcomes measured include major CRIs for comparison of CHGIS versus control dressing and rate of colonization of 3 versus 7-day dressing changes. Results suggested that CHGIS dressings with intravascular catheters reduced the risk of infection in intensive care units. Changing CHGIS dressings every 7 days appeared safe.