title: A comparative study of 'Op-site' and 'Nobecutan gauze' dressings for central venous line care.
abstract: A comparative study of 'Op-site' and 'Nobecutan-gauze' dressings for central venous lines was performed. Seventy-seven long antebrachial and 68 infraclavicular subclavian catheters were studied. A statistically significant reduction in the incidence of positive cultures from the catheter tip and from the skin puncture site was found with the 'Nobecutan-gauze' dressing. No difference in the incidence of catheter-related septicaemia was found. The theoretical advantage of being able to observe signs of inflammation when 'Op-site' was used did not reduce the incidence of local infection at the skin puncture site. In conclusion we found that a 'Nobecutan-gauze' dressing was a satisfactory alternative to an 'Op-site' dressing.
authors.forename: P T
authors.initials: PT
authors.lastname: Andersen
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Herlevsen
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Schaumburg
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001419:Bacteria / Q000302:isolation & purification; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D001458:Bandages; D002408:Catheters, Indwelling / Q000009:adverse effects; D004866:Equipment Contamination; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011140:Polyurethanes; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011897:Random Allocation; D012867:Skin / Q000382:microbiology; D013859:Thiocarbamates; D013893:Thiram; D014680:Veins
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; C027324:Opsiture; D011140:Polyurethanes; D013859:Thiocarbamates; D013893:Thiram