Title: Gelatin sponge in the treatment of puncturing point bleeding after PICC
Abstract: Objective To study the practicable ways to stanch bleeding after the peripheral inserted central catheters(PICC).Method Total 60 patients with PICC receiving chemotherapy were divided into the test group and the control group randomly.Firstly,the patients in each group were wrapped with elastic bandage for 24 h after PICC.Secondly,the test group with absorbable gelatin sponge over the puncturing point when changing the dressings 24 h later,the control group changing the dressing as usual.Finally,counted the oozing of blood in puncturing point and the changing frequency in a week.Results The results showed that the oozing of blood and the changing frequency in the test group were obviously less than that in the control group which was meaningful in statistics(P0.05).Conclusion The effect of covering the puncturing point with absorbable gelatin sponge when changing the dressing 24 h after PICC is better than changing dressings by conventional method,and the former can lower the frequency of changing dressings.
Publication Year: 2012
Publication Date: 2012-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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