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- Title
PEG site infections: a novel use for Actisorb Silver 220.
- Authors
Leak, Kathy
- Abstract
Any breach in the integrity of the skin, such as occurs in wounds and incisions, and intravascular catheters, can act as a portal for the ingress of microorganisms and thereby predispose the patent to infection. The infection, if unchecked, can put the patient at risk of bacteraemia. We have reviewed the care of PEG sites in our trust hospital and in the local community and have implemented practice guidelines to reduce infection risks. These include protocols for skin care around PEG sites, and, the use of an antibacterial dressing -- Actisorb Silver 220 -- to manage local colonization. The preliminary results of this exercise indicate that patient comfort can be improved, hypergranulatioin reduced, and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus colonization and infection eradicated.
- Subjects
SKIN care; INFECTION; PERCUTANEOUS endoscopic gastrostomy; STAPHYLOCOCCUS aureus infections; BACTERIAL diseases; ANTIBACTERIAL agents
- Publication
British Journal of Community Nursing, 2002, Vol 7, Issue 6, p321
- ISSN
1462-4753
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.12968/bjcn.2002.7.6.10478