Comparative safety and costs of transparent versus gauze wound dressings in intravenous catheterization.
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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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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of nursing care quality
دوره 26 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2011