COMPARISON OF CHLORHEXIDINE DRESSING VERSUS SIMPLE OCCLUSIVE DRESSING IN PREVENTING CENTRAL ENOUS CATHETER RELATED BLOOD STREAM INFECTION (CRBSI) IN MEDICAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT
| Autor: | Faizullah Khan, Salman Shafi Kaul, Syed M Muneeb Ali, Fazal Rabi, Anam Altaf |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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| Zdroj: | Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal, Vol 70, Iss 3, Pp 715-720 (2020) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 0030-9648 2411-8842 |
| Popis: | Objective: To compare chlorhexidine dressing versus simple occlusive dressing in preventing central venous catheter related blood stream infection (CRBSI) in medical intensive care unit. Study Design: Prospective comparative study. Place and Duration of Study: Study was conducted in Medical Intensive Care (ICU) of Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences, Islamabad, from Jan 2018 to Jun 2018. Methodology: Patients were divided randomly into two groups (1:1 randomization). In group A chlorhexidine dressing was applied and in group B normal occlusive dressing was done. Patients were followed after 2 weeks. Ethical approval and consent forms were taken. Results: Total 48 patients were included in study. There were 21 (43.8%) males and 27 (56.3%) females in study. Mean age of patients was 50.2 ± 11 years. Chlorhexidine dressing had shown statistical significant reduction in catheter related blood stream infection as compare to simple occlusive dressing (p=0.01). Type of dressing is statistical significantly associated with gender (p=0.02). Site of insertion is significantly associated with catheter related blood stream infection infection (p |
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