| Table 13 |
Summary of studies
of transparent dressings change less than OW |
| Author |
Study
type |
Study
alloc |
Mean
duration |
Study
size |
Dress
type |
Dress
change |
Analysis
method |
Insert
site culture |
Blood
culture |
Catheter
tip culture |
Local
inflam |
CRS
|
CRI |
Other |
Reynolds
1997 |
comp |
R |
5.6 |
100 |
OP3000
Tg |
2nd
dail |
unpair
t test |
no
sign diff |
- |
no
sign diff |
- |
- |
- |
critical
ICU
patients |
Brandt
1996 |
experimental |
R |
22.3
21.7 |
101 |
OP
3000
G |
OD
OW |
z
score 1 tail
K\Meier
Mann Whitney |
no
sign diff |
no
sign diff |
no
sign diff |
- |
no
sign diff |
- |
cost
comp
OP3000<G |
Engervall
1995 |
eval |
R |
39.5
46.0 |
32 |
Tg |
OW
TW
|
Fishers
Log Rank
K\Meier |
p
<0.07
TW < OW |
- |
TW
< OW
p <0.05 |
- |
p
<0.08
TW <
OW |
no
sign |
extra
dress
TW<OAW
p <0.08 |
Freiberger
1992 |
quasi
experimental |
R |
NI |
60 |
TgC
TgB
GB
GC4% |
M
W F
M W F
M W F
M W F |
chi2
analysis of variance |
- |
- |
- |
more
often in TgB and GB |
- |
- |
boys
CL site infected more
often than girls
p <0.044 |
Conly
1989 |
comp |
R |
13.5
17.9 |
79 |
OP
G |
2nd
dail
2nd dail |
chi2
t test
Fishers
MWhitney |
p
<0.01
G < T |
- |
- |
- |
p
<0.015
G < T |
p
<0.002
G < T |
20
variables
to predict
CRS\CRI |
Young
1988 |
comp |
5
where nursed |
NI |
168 |
OPICU
OP
OP
G |
TW
OW
O 10 dys
3W |
chi2
Yates
T test
|
- |
no
sign diff |
- |
no
sign diff |
no
sign diff |
|
ICU
pts OP ward G
gp diff
P <0.0005 |
Powell
1985 |
comp |
R |
NI |
435 |
OP
OPB
OPB
GB |
OW
OW
M W F
M W F |
Fisher |
- |
- |
- |
- |
no
sign diff |
no
sign diff |
|
Shivnan
1991 |
experimental |
R |
NI |
98 |
Tg
G |
4th
day
OD |
chi2
tt estFisher |
no
sign diff |
no
sign diff |
- |
- |
nil |
- |
cost
comp
Tg<G |
Vazquez
1984 |
eval |
Cons |
NI |
100 |
TB |
7
- 10 days |
percent |
7.60% |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1.00% |
12
died cath not cultured |
Key
TgC= Tegaderm with chlorliex;
GC4% = Gauze with choliex 4%;
OpICU= Opsite in ICU patients |
