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Use of dry dressings for central venous access devices to decrease CLABSI

"In this pre-post study, a simple change in dressing type was implemented, resulting in a significant reduction in the CLABSI rate" Paquet et al (2021).

"In this pre-post study, a simple change in dressing type was implemented, resulting in a significant reduction in the CLABSI rate" Paquet et al (2021).

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Abstract:

In the 12 months following the change in practice, we noted a CLABSI reduction from 2.36/1,000 catheter days to zero, improvement in dressing audits from 19.61% to 85.34% of clean dressings (P=0.00001) and 62.75% to 90.58% of adherent dressings.

Conclusion: In this pre-post study, a simple change in dressing type was implemented, resulting in a significant reduction in the CLABSI rate.

Reference:

Paquet F, Morlese J, Frenette C. Use of dry dressings for central venous access devices (CVADs) to decrease central line-associated blood stream infections (CLABSI) in a trauma intensive care unit (ICU). Br J Nurs. 2021 Apr 22;30(8):S37-S42. doi: 10.12968/bjon.2021.30.8.S37. PMID: 33876688.

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