Topical Antibiotics for Prevention of Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Central Line Infections

• Status: Withdrawn
• Trial end date: 2011-01-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

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.

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Fraser Health
• Treatments: Anti-Bacterial Agents; Antibiotics, Antitubercular; Bacitracin; Gramicidin; Petrolatum; Polymyxin B; Polymyxins

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• all patients admitted to the ICU requiring a central venous catheter

Exclusion Criteria:

• previous line infection during same ICU stay

• CVC for hemodialysis