Comparative safety and costs of transparent versus gauze wound dressings in intravenous catheterization.
J Nurs Care Qual
; 26(4): 371-6, 2011.
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| ID: mdl-21407090
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.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Cateterismo Periférico
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Curativos Oclusivos
Tipo de estudo:
Clinical_trials
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Health_economic_evaluation
Limite:
Adult
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Aged
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Humans
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Nurs Care Qual
Assunto da revista:
ENFERMAGEM
Ano de publicação:
2011
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Espanha