Antimicrobial Activity of a Novel Vascular Access Film Dressing Containing Chlorhexidine Gluconate. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 Covering insertion sites with chlorhexidine impregnated dressings has been proven to be clinically effective in reducing catheter related blood stream infections (CR-BSI). Two chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG)-impregnated dressings are commercially available,
Anne Wibaux +5 more
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The Effects of Chlorhexidine Dressing on Health Care-Associated Infection in Hospitalized Patients: A Meta-Analysis [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Public Health, 2019 Background: To assess the effects of chlorhexidine dressing on health care-associated infection in hospitalized patients. Methods: We searched for English-language published randomized controlled trials (RCTs) in Cochrane Library, EMBASE and PubMed ...
Hou-Xing WANG +3 more
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Journal of Pediatric Emergency and Intensive Care Medicine, 2020 Introduction:Central venous catheters are frequently used for intravenous applications and hemodynamic monitoring in pediatric intensive care units.
Nagehan Aslan +5 more
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Randomized controlled trial on healthy volunteers of pharmacokinetic and antimicrobial activity of a novel hydrogel-containing chlorhexidine dressing to prevent catheter-related bloodstream infection [PDF]
Frontiers in Medicine, 2023 IntroductionCatheter-related blood stream infection (CRBSI) is one of the most relevant complications associated to the use of intravascular catheters. In this context, chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) releasing dressings have been developed to reduce the ...
Emili Masferrer +5 more
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A silver lining in the VAD sky? Impact of a silver dressing on left ventricular assist device-associated driveline infections [PDF]
JHLT OpenBackground: Left ventricular assist devices (LVAD) constitute a mainstay of treatment for patients suffering from advanced heart failure. LVAD have been shown to significantly increase patient survival and quality of life.
Sylvie Baudart, Liviu Klein
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VANCOMYCIN- AND CHLORHEXIDINE DIGLUCONATE-IMPREGNATED DRESSING FOR THE PREVENTION OF ORTHOPEDIC SURGICAL SITE INFECTIONS: A PILOT STUDY USING A LOW-COST PROCEDURE [PDF]
Acta Ortopédica BrasileiraObjective: This study introduces a novel approach by proposing a dressing impregnated with vancomycin and chlorhexidine for postoperative care, specifically targeting patients undergoing orthopedic surgeries.
Paula Setti Campelo +6 more
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Науковий вісник Львівського національного університету ветеринарної медицини та біотехнологій імені С.З. Ґжицького: Серія Ветеринарні науки, 2021 A reinforced pectin-based dressing with a reinforcing element containing the antimicrobial agent chlorhexidine bigluconate has been developed. In vitro studies have shown that the hydrogel pectin dressing containing 0.03 ÷ 1.5 % chlorhexidine bigluconate
V. Vlizlo +14 more
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Use of chlorhexidine for the prophylaxis of nosocomial infections in ICU [PDF]
Клиническая микробиология и антимикробная химиотерапия, 2020 This review summarizes published data on the use of chlorhexidine for the prevention of nosocomial infections in the intensive care units (ICU). The use of a 0.5–2.0% alcohol solution of chlorhexidine is strongly recommended for the surgical site ...
Bagin V.A., Rudnov V.A., Astafieva M.N.
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Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal, 2020 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.
Faizullah Khan +4 more
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Substaniation of antimicrobial dressings use in surgery. [PDF]
Medičnì Perspektivi, 2014 Antimicrobial materials incorporate in their structure modern antiseptics, which have the ability of dischargeng in the environment and provide death of opportunistic microorganisms.
G. K. Paliy +7 more
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