Medscape

The Role of Dressing Disruption in Catheter-Related Infection

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 ...
BIOENGINEER

New Risk Model Flags Skin Damage Around PICC Lines Before It Strikes

A prospective study of nearly 1,900 patients in China has developed and temporally validated a six-factor prediction model ...
Healio

Chlorhexidine catheter gel dressing reduces microorganisms at insertion, suture sites

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A catheter dressing incorporating a chlorhexidine gluconate gel pad may reduce the presence of microorganisms at ...
Healio

Chlorhexidine dressings show promise despite premature study closure

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A randomized trial assessing whether chlorhexidine-containing catheter securement dressings could significantly ...
Nature

Less frequent catheter dressing changes decrease local cutaneous toxicity of high-dose chemotherapy in children, without increasing the rate of catheter-related infections ...

Cutaneous lesions caused by catheter dressing changes can be serious and generate local pain in children undergoing high-dose chemotherapy followed by bone marrow transplantation. One hundred and ...
Nursing Times

NICE backs dressing to reduce IV catheter infections

A device to hold venous or arterial catheters in place securely and reduce the risk of related infections has been recommended by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence. The medical ...
Infection control

Biolife Introduces StatSeal Disc to Minimize Dressing Disruption

A study, Dressing Disruption is a Major Factor for Catheter Infections, published in Critical Care Medicine, confirms the relationship between multiple catheter dressing disruptions/changes and the ...
Becker's Hospital Review

Central line care maintenance bundle improves catheter dressing care, study finds

Changing the dressing on a patient’s catheter is a crucial infection prevention method that can be improved by implementing a multifaceted catheter care maintenance bundle, according to a recent study ...
Business Wire

3M™ Tegaderm™ CHG I.V. Securement Dressing Only Transparent Dressing to Meet New CDC Recommendation for Reducing Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infections

Tegaderm CHG I.V. Securement Dressing is only dressing fully compliant with updated CDC recommendation and INS Infusion Therapy Standards of Practice ST. PAUL, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Centers for ...
Nature

Intravascular Catheter Management and Infection Prevention articles from across Nature Portfolio

Patients undergoing thoracoscopic lung resection require reliable venous access for perioperative care. Conventional peripheral intravenous catheters (PIVCs) often lead to repeated insertions and ...
Business Wire

3M Tegaderm CHG I.V. Securement Dressing Receives FDA 510(k) Clearance for Expanded Indication to Reduce Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infection

ST. PAUL, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Catheter-related bloodstream infections (CRBSI) are life-threatening for patients and costly for the medical professionals and facilities caring for them. 3M is ...