Our aim was to evaluate the safety of a silver–alginate-containing dressing to reduce peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) infections in neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) patients. A total ...

Central line insertion sites are a potential route of catheter-related infection, and disruption of catheter insertion-site dressings might be a factor in the risk for infection. Dressing disruption ...

In our hospital, patients treated with high-dose chemo/radiotherapy (HDC) regimens followed by bone marrow transplantation (BMT) are fitted with a central venous catheter which is usually inserted a ...

For critically ill patients in intensive care units, use of a sponge containing the antimicrobial agent chlorhexidine gluconate as part of the dressing for catheters reduced the risk of major catheter ...

ST. PAUL, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- 3M Critical & Chronic Care Solutions today announced the availability of 3M ™ PICC/CVC Securement Device + Tegaderm ™ I.V. Advanced Securement Dressing, an ...

3M PICC / CVC Securement Device + Tegaderm CHG Chlorhexidine Gluconate IV Securement Dressing (3M). 3M’s PICC / CVC Securement Device secures an IV without sutures using silicone adhesives. The ...

Tegaderm CHG IV securement dressing (3M) is a sterile, semi-permeable polyurethane adhesive dressing with an integrated gel pad containing 2% w/w chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG). It is used to secure ...

Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is a large teaching hospital serving North Liverpool, South Sefton and Kirkby. The current IV team was established in August 2014 and consists of 2 ...

Intervention Group (N = 42) Patient education was individually organized, and, if desired, patients could involve their relatives. Training included practice and theory in 3 main areas: Information ...