Simple cap could cut deadly hospital infections in half
NCT ID NCT07430215
Summary
This study aims to see if using small disinfectant caps on the ports of central IV lines can prevent serious bloodstream infections in hospitalized patients. It will involve 120 patients in a neurological intensive care unit who have a central line. The caps contain alcohol and are designed to kill germs at the connection point before they can enter the bloodstream.
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Institute for Neurehabilitative Resaerch
Hessisch Oldendorf, Lower Saxony, 31840, Germany
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