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Design: Integrated Chlohexidine Gluconate (CHG) gel pad with transparent dressing
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- Easy to use
- Large coverage area
- One step application improves efficiency, reduces potential for errors
- Allows continuous view of insertion site
- Absorbs light-to-moderate drainage: up to eight times its weight in saline, three
times its weight in blood
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About CHG:
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- Proven antimicrobial agent in presence of blood, fluid and other organic matter
- Used worldwide for over 50 years
- Safe, little evidence of emerging resistance
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Did You Know?
As of April 30, 2009, all Ontario hospitals are required to post quarterly CLA-BSI
rates publically.
In Quebec, intensive care units with 10 beds or more are required to track and report
central line infection rates.
Microbes have a 3.6 billion year history on earth; humans have 100,000 years.
Staphylococci are the most common cause of catheter-related infections.
Most bloodstream infections in short-term catheters originate from the skin.
One in six Canadian patients in hospitals acquire an infection.
Hospital-acquired infections are the fourth leading cause of death behind stroke,
heart disease and cancer.
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Each Tegaderm™ CHG
Dressing has five key components
Sterile tape strips (2)
Pre-cut sterile tape strips for
anchoring hubs, lumens or
tubing offer convenience
and versatility.
Tegaderm™ Film
This semi-permeable
polyurethane film
is the same as
standard Tegaderm™
Film Dressings.
Catheter Securement
Gel pad conforms around catheter, helping provide catheter securement
Gel pad
An adhesive gel pad made
from water, polymers and 2%
chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG)
as the active antimicrobial
agent.
Notched soft cloth border
Reinforced borders and notches
are designed to reduce edge lift,
create a better seal around
the catheter, and provide comfort and
dressing durability.
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Resources
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Contact Us
1-800-3M-HELPS
(1-800-364-3577)
Email
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