A prospective, randomized trial comparing a transparent dressing and a dry gauze on the exit site of long term central venous catheters of hemodialysis patients

Journal of Vascular Access

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 56-61

  Le Corre, Isabelle ^a   Delorme, M ^a   Cournoyer, S ^a  

^a HÔPITAL CHARLES LEMOYNE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bacteremia; Catheter; Hemodialysis; Transparent dressing

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CHLORHEXIDINE; HEPARIN; SOLU MED; WARFARIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERIZATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PRURITUS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKIN MANIFESTATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; WOUND DRESSING; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0042242901     PISSN: 11297298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/112972980300400205     Document Type: Article

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