- Title
- Chlorhexidine 2% and choice of transparent dressing increase skin reactions at central venous catheter insertion sites
- Creator
- Loewenthal, Mark; Dobson, Pauline; Boyle, Michael
- Relation
- American Journal of Infection Control Vol. 44, Issue 12, p. 1712-1714
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2016.06.020
- Publisher
- Mosby
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2016
- Description
- Infection at central venous catheter (CVC) sites remains a common problem, particularly with long-term use. This report discusses the influence of choice of transparent dressing type and chlorhexidine concentration on skin reactions at CVC insertion sites. A concentration of 2% chlorhexidine is associated with a higher rate of skin reactions than either 0.5% or 1% chlorhexidine. Higher chlorhexidine concentrations may not decrease the number of central line-associated bloodstream infections.
- Subject
- central venous catheter; infection; skin reaction; chlorhexidine; catheter dressing; transparent film dressing
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1347492
- Identifier
- uon:30049
- Identifier
- ISSN:0196-6553
- Language
- eng
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