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3850859

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
9
pubmed:dateCreated
1985-12-6
pubmed:abstractText
We studied rates of peripheral intravenous (IV) catheter tip and insertion site colonization after randomly assigning patients to transparent polyurethane (TP) dressings (N = 316) or dry gauze (DG) dressings (N = 421). The study was conducted during both summer and fall seasons, in a facility which lacked air conditioning. All patients had a teflon plastic catheter inserted, maintained and cultured by a member of the IV therapy team; no antibiotic or antiseptic ointments were used. Colonization rates were higher in the summer than in the fall for both catheter tips (9.0% vs 3.5%, p = 0.005) and sites (21.6% vs 7.0%, p = 0.001). During the summer season, the rate of catheter tip colonization with TP dressings was nearly twice that of DG dressings (12.4% vs 6.8%, p = 0.04). Logistic regression analysis indicated that catheter tip colonization was associated with the summer season (odds ratio = 3.0, 95% CI 1.4-6.2) and TP dressings (odds ratio = 1.8, 95% CI 1.1-3.2), and that site colonization was associated with both summer (odds ratio = 4.0, 95% CI 2.2-7.1) and receipt of antibiotics (odds ratio = 1.9, 95% CI 1.1-3.2). Coagulase-negative staphylococci were isolated from 55.5% of the colonized catheter tips and insertion sites. The data suggest that bacterial colonization of peripheral IV catheters is increased in summer, and that use of TP dressings may increase both tip colonization and cost nearly twofold.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0195-9417
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
6
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
361-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1985
pubmed:articleTitle
A randomized study comparing a transparent polyurethane dressing to a dry gauze dressing for peripheral intravenous catheter sites.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Clinical Trial, Comparative Study, Randomized Controlled Trial