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Cost effectiveness of dressing in the prevention of catheter-related infection in critically ill patients

Author(s) -

Edivane Pedrolo,

Mitzy Tânnia Reichembach Danski,

Astrid Wiens,

Radamés Boostel

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

the journal of infection in developing countries

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.322

H-Index - 49

eISSN - 2036-6590

pISSN - 1972-2680

DOI - 10.3855/jidc.10269

Subject(s) - medicine , chlorhexidine , context (archaeology) , catheter , cost effectiveness , surgery , central venous catheter , emergency medicine , intensive care medicine , dentistry , risk analysis (engineering) , paleontology , biology

Catheter-related infection is a complication of high morbimortality. The aim was to perform a cost-effectiveness analysis of gauze and medical tape, transparent semi-permeable and chlorhexidine-impregnated dressings for short-term central venous catheter, within the Brazilian Public Healthcare System (Sistema Único de Saúde - SUS) scenario.

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