title: Effectiveness of 10% povidone-iodine drying time before peripheral intravascular catheter insertion: preliminary results from an explorative quasi-experimental study.
abstract: to investigate the effectiveness of 10% povidone-iodine after a 30-second or 2-minute drying time on microbial count reduction at the point of a Peripheral Intravascular Catheter (PIC) insertion. A quasi-experimental design was adopted. In total, 53 patients were enrolled, 25 were exposed to a 2-m drying time and 28 to a 30-s drying time. From the preliminary results of this study, no differences in the occurrence of contamination have emerged between patients receiving 30-s and 2-m drying time for 10% povidone-iodine solutions.
authors: Università degli Studi di Udine, Italy. alvisa.palese@uniud.it
authors: Alvisa
authors: A
authors: Palese
authors: Federica
authors: F
authors: Cescon
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000891:Anti-Infective Agents, Local / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D002406:Catheterization, Peripheral / Q000295:instrumentation*; D015169:Colony Count, Microbial; D004866:Equipment Contamination; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011206:Povidone-Iodine / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D000891:Anti-Infective Agents, Local; D011206:Povidone-Iodine