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Transparent and gauze dressings and their effect on infection rates of central venous catheters: a review of past and current literature. 1996

C E Lau

St. Vincent Infirmary Medical Center, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA.

Infection has been identified as a potentially life-threatening complication of central venous catheterization. The type of dressing applied to the catheter site has been suggested to influence the incidence of catheter-related infection. Although numerous research studies were conducted before 1990 and in the past 5 years to compare the effect of gauze and transparent dressing on the infection rate of central venous catheters, results are conflicting. This literature review analyzes some of those efforts.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D002405	Catheterization, Central Venous	Placement of an intravenous CATHETER in the subclavian, jugular, or other central vein.	Central Venous Catheterization,Venous Catheterization, Central,Catheterization, Central,Central Catheterization,Catheterizations, Central,Catheterizations, Central Venous,Central Catheterizations,Central Venous Catheterizations,Venous Catheterizations, Central
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D001458	Bandages	Material used for wrapping or binding any part of the body.	Dressings,Bandage,Dressing
D012307	Risk Factors	An aspect of personal behavior or lifestyle, environmental exposure, inborn or inherited characteristic, which, based on epidemiological evidence, is known to be associated with a health-related condition considered important to prevent.	Health Correlates,Risk Factor Scores,Risk Scores,Social Risk Factors,Population at Risk,Populations at Risk,Correlates, Health,Factor, Risk,Factor, Social Risk,Factors, Social Risk,Risk Factor,Risk Factor Score,Risk Factor, Social,Risk Factors, Social,Risk Score,Score, Risk,Score, Risk Factor,Social Risk Factor
D014946	Wound Infection	Invasion of a wound by pathogenic microorganisms.	Infection, Wound,Infections, Wound,Wound Infections
D015400	Clinical Nursing Research	Research carried out by nurses in the clinical setting and designed to provide information that will help improve patient care. Other professional staff may also participate in the research.	Clinical Practice Nursing Research,Nursing Research, Clinical,Research, Clinical Nursing,Clinical Research, Nursing,Nursing Clinical Research,Research, Nursing Clinical