149
Participants
Start Date
March 31, 2012
Primary Completion Date
June 30, 2013
Study Completion Date
June 30, 2013
15 second scrub
Scrub catheter hubs for 15 seconds before every access.
5 second scrub
Scrub catheter hubs for 15 seconds before every access.
3.15% chlorhexidine/70% isopropyl alcohol
3.15% chlorhexidine gluconate in 70% isopropyl alcohol pads will be used to disinfect catheter hubs prior to accessing central venous catheters during half of the study period.
70% isopropyl alcohol
70% isopropyl alcohol pads will be used to disinfect catheter hubs prior to accessing central venous catheters for the other half of the study period.
Rush University Medical Center, Chicago
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
FED
Rush University Medical Center
OTHER