A randomized trial comparing arglaes (a transparent dressing containing silver ions) to tegaderm (a transparent polyurethane dressing) for dressing peripheral arterial catheters and central vascular catheters

Intensive and Critical Care Nursing

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 187-191

  Madeo, Maurice ^a   Martin, Colin R ^b   Turner, Caroline ^a   Kirkby, Victoria ^a   Thompson, David R ^c  

^a HULL ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYURETHAN; SILVER NITRATE; TOPICAL ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATHETERIZATION; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERIZATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STANDARD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; CATHETERIZATION, PERIPHERAL; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCLUSIVE DRESSINGS; POLYURETHANES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SILVER NITRATE;

EID: 0032130461     PISSN: 09643397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0964-3397(98)80512-0     Document Type: Article

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