title: Comparative safety and costs of transparent versus gauze wound dressings in intravenous catheterization.
abstract: The type of dressing selected for intravascular catheters may influence costs and complications. We carried out a clinical trial to compare the safety and costs of transparent and gauze dressings. We did not find differences in complication rates between transparent (34.1%) and gauze (26.5%) dressings (P = .62). The total cost per patient was $24.82 for transparent and $38.85 for gauze. The results indicate similar safety but increased cost associated with gauze dressings.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Formación, Investigación y Calidad de Enfermería, Hospital Universitario de Canarias, Tenerife, Spain.
authors.forename: Rosa Maria
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Chico-Padrón
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Carrión-García
authors.forename: Lorena
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Delle-Vedove-Rosales
authors.forename: Carlos S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: González-Vargas
authors.forename: Mónica
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Marrero-Perera
authors.forename: Sergio
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Medina-Chico
authors.forename: Maria P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Rodríguez-Díaz
authors.forename: Montserrat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Alonso-Díaz
authors.forename: Alejandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jiménez-Sosa
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002406:Catheterization, Peripheral / Q000379:methods*; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009779:Occlusive Dressings / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000191:economics*; D061214:Patient Safety; D016896:Treatment Outcome