Preventing Catheter Related Infection Clinical Trial
Catheter related infection is the third cause of nosocomial infection in ICUs. Most of them
are avoidable and can be prevent by improving aseptic practices during catheter insertion
and maintenance. Indeed, the main route of catheter contamination for short-term catheters
is the insertion site. Consequently, the quality of skin disinfection is the most effective
preventive measure to reduce the incidence of these infections.
This aim of the present study is to compare four strategies of skin disinfection to
determine whether a 2% alcoholic solution of chlorhexidine acts better than 5% alcoholic
povidone iodine in reducing catheter infection and to assess whether a detersion phase prior
to disinfection reduces catheter colonization as compared with no detersion.
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Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Prevention