Effectiveness of 10% povidone-iodine drying time before Peripheral Intravascular Catheter insertion: preliminary results from an explorative quasi-experimental study Eficacia del tiempo de secado de la yodopovidona al 10% antes de la inserción de catéter venoso periférico: resultados preliminares de un estudio exploratorio casi-experimental Eficácia de iodopovidona a 10% de acordo com tempo de secagem antes da inserção do cateter intravenoso periférico: resultados preliminares de um estudo exploratório quasi-experimental

• Main Authors: Alvisa Palese (Author), Federica Cescon (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo, 2013-02-01T00:00:00Z.
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AIM: to investigate the effectiveness of 10% povidone-iodine after a 30-second or 2-minute drying time on microbial count reduction at the point of a Peripheral Intravascular Catheter (PIC) insertion. A quasi-experimental design was adopted. In total, 53 patients were enrolled, 25 were exposed to a...