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Securing jugular central venous catheters with dressings fixed to a liquid adhesive (Mastisol) in an Intensive Care Unit population: a randomised controlled trial re-thinking evidence-based care delivery

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Central venous catheter dressing and securement
Anaesthesiology - Other anaesthesiology
Registration Number
ACTRN12621001012864
Lead Sponsor
niversity of Queensland
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
160
Inclusion Criteria

•18 years or over
•Patient expected to require IJ CVC for greater or equal to 72 hours
•Requiring greater or equal to 24 hours treatment in the ICU
•Within 12 hours of CVC insertion

Exclusion Criteria

•Emergency CVC insertion
•Bloodstream infection in 24 hours prior to CVC insertion (as defined by National Health and Safety Network)
•Pre-existing concurrent CVC expected to dwell for >24 hours
•Patient receiving end-of-life care
•Previous enrolment in this study

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
'Dressing failure' defined as requirement for initial internal jugular central venous catheter dressing to be replaced due to the dressing lifting at the edges, prior to scheduled dressing change (scheduled dressing changes are every 7 days). This outcome will be assessed through daily visualisation of the dressing, and notes from the patient's medical records.[ From time of central venous catheter (CVC) insertion to CVC removal. ]
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
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