Hub Cleansing to Prevent Hub Infection

Category Primary study
Registry of Trialsclinicaltrials.gov
Year 2012
Central venous catheter infections are common preventable adverse events among hospital patients. Microbes may enter catheter hubs, also known as needleless connectors, and result in downstream contamination. This study aims to compare alcohol disinfection of catheter hubs to disinfection with chlorhexidine gluconate in alcohol, which has been proven to be a superior disinfectant at the site of central venous catheter insertion. Scrub duration of central venous catheter hubs will also be evaluated.
Epistemonikos ID: 3a791e28de4530f9c98f1dd6204c046efa8f7f7d
First added on: May 10, 2024