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Contamination reduction during central venous catheterization.

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Levy, JH; Nagle, DM; Curling, PE; Waller, JL; Kopel, M; Tobia, V
Published in: Crit Care Med
February 1988

This study examined a simple technique for reducing contamination during catheterization of the internal jugular vein. Sixty patients were assigned randomly to receive either a traditional iodophor skin cleansing or an alcohol cleansing, followed by application of an iodophor-impregnated sterile film. In the cleansed with iodophor alone group, 83% of the anesthesiologists' glove tips were contaminated, and 13% of the catheter tips were contaminated. In contrast, in the group in which the sterile film was employed, contamination of gloves and catheters was virtually eliminated.

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Crit Care Med

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ISSN

0090-3493

Publication Date

February 1988

Volume

16

Issue

2

Start / End Page

165 / 167

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Sterilization
  • Staphylococcus epidermidis
  • Skin
  • Povidone-Iodine
  • Povidone
  • Occlusive Dressings
  • Iodophors
  • Humans
  • Gloves, Surgical
  • Emergency & Critical Care Medicine
 

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Levy, J. H., Nagle, D. M., Curling, P. E., Waller, J. L., Kopel, M., & Tobia, V. (1988). Contamination reduction during central venous catheterization. Crit Care Med, 16(2), 165–167. https://doi.org/10.1097/00003246-198802000-00014
Levy, J. H., D. M. Nagle, P. E. Curling, J. L. Waller, M. Kopel, and V. Tobia. “Contamination reduction during central venous catheterization.Crit Care Med 16, no. 2 (February 1988): 165–67. https://doi.org/10.1097/00003246-198802000-00014.
Levy JH, Nagle DM, Curling PE, Waller JL, Kopel M, Tobia V. Contamination reduction during central venous catheterization. Crit Care Med. 1988 Feb;16(2):165–7.
Levy, J. H., et al. “Contamination reduction during central venous catheterization.Crit Care Med, vol. 16, no. 2, Feb. 1988, pp. 165–67. Pubmed, doi:10.1097/00003246-198802000-00014.
Levy JH, Nagle DM, Curling PE, Waller JL, Kopel M, Tobia V. Contamination reduction during central venous catheterization. Crit Care Med. 1988 Feb;16(2):165–167.

Published In

Crit Care Med

DOI

ISSN

0090-3493

Publication Date

February 1988

Volume

16

Issue

2

Start / End Page

165 / 167

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Sterilization
  • Staphylococcus epidermidis
  • Skin
  • Povidone-Iodine
  • Povidone
  • Occlusive Dressings
  • Iodophors
  • Humans
  • Gloves, Surgical
  • Emergency & Critical Care Medicine