A controlled randomized prospective comparative pilot study to evaluate the ease of use of a transparent Chlorhexidine Gluconate gel dressing versus a Chlorhexidine Gluconate disk in healthy volunteers

JAVA - Journal of the Association for Vascular Access

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 112-117

  Eyberg, Chou I ^a   Pyrek, Janine ^b  

^a 3M COMPANY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE; POLYURETHAN;

ARTICLE; CATHETER REMOVAL; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; GEL; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERNAL JUGULAR VEIN; INTRAVENOUS ADMINISTRATION; NORMAL HUMAN; NURSING EDUCATION; PERIPHERALLY INSERTED CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; PILOT STUDY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; SIMULATION; VASCULAR ACCESS; VOLUNTEER; WOUND DRESSING;

EID: 53849085807     PISSN: 15528855     EISSN: 15571289     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2309/java.13-3-3     Document Type: Article

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