The purpose of the study is to determine if the overall central venous catheter related infection rate can be reduced by the application of Polysporin Triple Therapy ointment to the insertion site.
Previous studies in the dialysis population have found a reduction in local and system central venous catheter related infections with the application of topical antibiotics to the insertion point. One such study found a mortality benefit with Polysporin Triple Therapy ointment. We intend to determine if this preparation can reduce overall line infection rates in the ICU environment through its application at the time of line insertion and twice more the following week.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Polysporin Triple Therapy ointment applied to the insertion point at the time of CVC placement and twice within the first week.
Petroleum jelly applied to the insertion point at the time of CVC placement and twice within the first week.
Royal Columbian Hospital
New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
Overall number of line related infections (local and blood borne)
Time frame: 6 months
Length of ICU stay
Time frame: 7 months
Length of hospital stay
Time frame: 7 months
Prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA)
Time frame: 12 months
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