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JOURNAL OF NURSING CARE QUALITY
Volume 26, Issue 4, Pages 371-376Publisher
LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
DOI: 10.1097/NCQ.0b013e318210741b
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costs; intravenous catheter; occlusive transparent and gauze dressings; safety
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The type of dressing selected for intravascular catheters may influence costs and complications. We carried out a clinical trial to compare the safety and costs of transparent and gauze dressings. We did not find differences in complication rates between transparent (34.1%) and gauze (26.5%) dressings (P = .62). The total cost per patient was $24.82 for transparent and $38.85 for gauze. The results indicate similar safety but increased cost associated with gauze dressings.
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