Silver-Impregnated Dressings for Sternotomy Incisions to Prevent Surgical Site Infections in Children.
Am J Crit Care
; 25(5): 402-8, 2016 09.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-27587419
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
The consequences of surgical site infections can be severe and range from short-term delays in discharge from the hospital to life-threatening infections such as mediastinitis.OBJECTIVES:
To evaluate the effectiveness of silver-impregnated dressings in decreasing surgical site infections in children after cardiac surgery.METHODS:
A randomized, controlled trial was used to compare silver-impregnated dressings (59 participants) with standard dressings (58 participants). The study team supervised all dressing changes after a sternotomy and ensured adherence with the hospital's bundle for reduction of surgical site infections. The ASEPSIS tool was used to evaluate sternal wounds for evidence of infection.RESULTS:
The 2 groups had comparable Risk Adjustment for Congenital Heart Surgery scores, age, sex, weight, height, operating room characteristics, and number of chest tubes and/or pacemaker wires. No surgical site infections occurred in any study participant. Infections did occur, however, during the same period, in cardiac surgical patients who were not enrolled in the study.CONCLUSIONS:
The evidence did not support the superiority of silver-impregnated dressings for prevention of surgical site infections in children after cardiac surgery. Adherence to a bundle for prevention of surgical site infections may have decreased the incidence of such infections in the study population during the study period.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Silver
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Bandages
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Sternotomy
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Heart Defects, Congenital
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Cardiac Surgical Procedures
Type of study:
Clinical_trials
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Observational_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Adolescent
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Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
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Newborn
Language:
En
Journal:
Am J Crit Care
Journal subject:
ENFERMAGEM
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TERAPIA INTENSIVA
Year:
2016
Document type:
Article