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Daily Bathing With 4% Chlorhexidine Gluconate In Intensive Care Settings: a Randomized Controlled Trial

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1 C. Pallotto, M. Fiorio, V. De University Hospital a single-centre, single- Daily bathed with a soap-like 108 HAI in 91/449 (20,3%)
Angelis, A. Ripoli, E. of Perugia, Italy. blind, controlled, solution of 4% CHG (Neoxidina patients; 76/449 (16,9%),
Franciosini, L. Quondam parallel group, 1:1, mani 4%, Nouva Farmec, Settimo and 15/449 (2,7%)
Girolamo, F. Volpi, P. Lorio, two arm, investigator- di Pescantina (VR), Italy) followed individuals suffered from
D. Francisci, C. Tascini, F. initiated, and by water rinsing according to he one HAI and more than one
Baldelli randomized trial. manufacture’r instructions for HAI, respectively.
preoperative bathing; bathing was Bloodstream infection (BSI
performed every day from and CLABSI) were the most
admission to discharge. In brief, the frequently diagnosed HAI
whole body surface with the (15,4 infections/1000
exception of the face wash (i) patient-days, respectively.
humidified by waterimpregnated No UTI were detected.
washcloths, (ii) bathed with 4% Moreover, we did not
CHG-impregnated washcloths (at observe any differences
least 30 ml) and, af ter at least 30
second, (iii) rinsed with water-
impregnated washcloths
between the incidence of
HAI in ICU and PC-ICU.
Effectiveness of 4% CHG
bathing followed by rising
with water. HAI are 40,4%
less frequent in the
intervention arm than in the
control arm.