Transcription of Dressings for Chest Tubes - Atrium Med
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Spring 2012. Dressings for Chest Tubes Chest tube dressing care is the one aspect of care for paper tape or As few as four tape strippings can patients with Chest drainage that is repeatedly questioned, yet cause cellular damage to the epidermis, and irritation can also completely lacking in research for guidance. Anecdotally, pub- alter the skin's protective properties even if the skin appears lished reports recommend fenestrated gauze wrapped around intact. A study on CABG patients compared paper tape the tube and covered with adhesive tape1 or using Bioclusive (a (Micropore) with polyethylene tape (Transpore); the tapes' adhe- transparent film dressing) after tube removal to cover the suture sives were the Initially, a dry gauze dressing was and allow for anchored with cloth tape in the OR; at the first dressing change, Petroleum Gauze patients were randomly assigned to one of the two study However, a few weeks ago, the first article on potential
Chest tube dressing care is the one aspect of care for patients with chest drainage that is repeatedly questioned, yet completely lacking in research for guidance.
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