Incidence of local complications following implementation of alcoholic chlorhexidine for peripheral venous catheter site disinfection

2025/01/01 by Ventsislava Berg, Martin Nufer, Michaela Gligor +2 · 1 voice
Health Professions · Immunology and Microbiology · Engineering · #Central Venous Catheters and Hemodialysis #Medical Device Sterilization and Disinfection #Intravenous Infusion Technology and Safety

paper · pdf · doi:10.1017/ash.2025.10170

openalex publication_date 2025/01/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/14 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/22

Abstract

A previous controlled study showed advantages of 2% Chlorhexidine Gluconate-Alcohol (CHG) over Povidone-Iodine-Alcohol in preventing infections after peripheral venous catheter placement. We applied these findings in a real-world before/after healthcare intervention and found that introduction of CHG disinfection was not associated with a major change of incidence in local skin complications.

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