Aim: to investigate the effectiveness of 10% povidone-iodine after a 30-second or 2-minute drying time on microbial count reduction at the point of a Peripheral Intravascular Catheter (PIC) insertion. A quasi-experimental design was adopted. In total, 53 patients were enrolled, 25 were exposed to a 2-m drying time and 28 to a 30-s drying time. From the preliminary results of this study, no differences in the occurrence of contamination have emerged between patients receiving 30-s and 2-m drying time for 10% povidone-iodine solutions.
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Palese, A., & Cescon, F. (2013). Eficácia de iodopovidona a 10% de acordo com tempo de secagem antes da inserção do cateter intravenoso periférico: Resultados preliminares de um estudo exploratório quasi-experimental. Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem, 21(SPL), 47–51. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-11692013000700007
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