ARROWgard Clinical Bibliography Title: efficacy of anTisepTic-impregnaTed cenTral venous caTheTers in prevenTing caTheTer-relaTed bloodsTream infecTion: a meTa-analysis

ARROWgard CLINICAL BIBLIOGRAPHY TITLE: EFFICACY OF ANTISEPTIC-IMPREGNATED CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERS IN PREVENTING CATHETER-RELATED BLOODSTREAM INFECTION: A META-ANALYSIS

ARROWgard Blue Clinical Bibliography EFFICACY OF ANTISEPTIC-IMPREGNATED CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERS IN PREVENTING CATHETER-RELATED BLOODSTREAM INFECTION: A META-ANALYSIS

Considerable research has been conducted and published regarding the efficacy of ARROWgard Blue, chlorhexidine and silver sulfadiazine in suppressing microbial colonization, and their effect on reducing hospital costs. A catheter-related bloodstream infection can prolong hospitalization and substantually add to the cost of hospitalization. In addition, numerous studies have investigated the inc...

Efficacy of antiseptic-impregnated central venous catheters in preventing catheter-related bloodstream infection: a meta-analysis.

CONTEXT Central venous catheters impregnated with chlorhexidine and silver sulfadiazine have recently been introduced for the prevention of catheter-related infections. However, there remains some uncertainty regarding the efficacy of these catheters because of conflicting reports in the literature. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the efficacy of chlorhexidine-silver sulfadiazine-impregnated central ve...

Cost-effectiveness of antiseptic-impregnated central venous catheters for the prevention of catheter-related bloodstream infection.

CONTEXT A recent randomized controlled trial and meta-analysis indicated that central venous catheters impregnated with an antiseptic combination of chlorhexidine and silver sulfadiazine are efficacious in reducing the incidence of catheter-related bloodstream infection (CR-BSI); however, the ultimate clinical and economic consequences of their use have not been formally evaluated. OBJECTIVE ...

Chlorhexidine-impregnated dressing for prevention of catheter-related bloodstream infection: a meta-analysis*.

OBJECTIVE To assess the efficacy of a chlorhexidine-impregnated dressing for prevention of central venous catheter-related colonization and catheter-related bloodstream infection using meta-analysis. DATA SOURCES Multiple computerized database searches supplemented by manual searches including relevant conference proceedings. STUDY SELECTION Randomized controlled trials evaluating the effic...