Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of a Transparent Antimicrobial Dressing for Managing Central Venous and Arterial Catheters in Intensive Care Units.

To model the cost-effectiveness impact of routine use of an antimicrobial chlorhexidine gluconate-containing securement dressing compared to non-antimicrobial transparent dressings for the protection of central vascular lines in intensive care unit patients.This study uses a novel health economic mo...

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Main Authors: Franck Maunoury, Anastasiia Motrunich, Maria Palka-Santini, Stéphanie F Bernatchez, Stéphane Ruckly, Jean-François Timsit
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4472776?pdf=render