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Nursing issues
Systematic review with meta-analysis
Review: chlorhexidine-impregnated dressings reduce risk of colonisation of central venous catheters and risk of catheter-related bloodstream infection
  1. Leonardo Lorente
  1. Intensive Care Unit, Hospital Universitario de Canarias, La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain
  1. Correspondence to : Dr Leonardo Lorente, Intensive Care Unit, Hospital Universitario de Canarias, Ofra, s/n. La Laguna, Tenerife 38320, Spain; lorentemartin{at}msn.com

https://doi.org/10.1136/eb-2014-101959

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    Commentary on: Safdar N, O'Horo JC, Ghufran A, et al. Chlorhexidine-impregnated dressing for prevention of catheter-related bloodstream infection: a meta-analysis. Crit Care Med 2014;42:1703–13.OpenUrlCrossRefPubMedWeb of Science

    Implications for practice and research

    • Chlorhexidine-impregnated dressing could be used to prevent catheter-related bloodstream infection if the rate of infection has not decreased after the implementation of basic preventive measures.

    • Further research is warranted to analyse the appearance of chlorhexidine-resistant microorganisms with the use of chlorhexidine-impregnated dressing.

    Context

    Intravascular catheters (IVC) are commonly used in hospitalised patients. However, the use of such catheters could entail infectious complications. Catheter-related bloodstream infection (CRBSI) has been associated with increased morbidity, mortality and …

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    • Competing interests None.