Is has been recommended to me to use a biopatch dressing on exit sites. Typically when the biopatch dressing is used the frequency of dressing changes decreases to
1-2 times per week. Can it be used the same way with exit sites?
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Is has been recommended to me to use a biopatch dressing on exit sites. Typically when the biopatch dressing is used the frequency of dressing changes decreases to
1-2 times per week. Can it be used the same way with exit sites?
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Biopatch Antimicrobial Dressing (made by J&J) is a hydrophilic polyurethane absorptive foam with chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG). Information on the website did not indicate the concentration of CHG. There are no studies to demonstrate the safety of applying CHG chronically to the exit site in the form of a dressing. CHG is cytotoxic in concentrations above 0.005% and therefore has the potential to be extremely damaging to the skin at the site. ISPD does not recommend cyctotoxic solutions to be used at the exit site.
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