Might Chlorhexidine Wipes Reduce CLABSI Risk for Cancer Patients?
Chlorhexidine wipe bathing might help reduce the risk of deadly central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) among cancer inpatients, but barriers can complicate implementation efforts. (Source: CancerNetwork)
Source: CancerNetwork - May 7, 2017 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Bryant Furlow Tags: Cancer Complications News Oncology Nursing Conferences/ONS 2017 Source Type: news
Healthcare-associated infections: prevention and control in primary and community care
This guideline covers preventing and controlling healthcare-associated infections in children, young people and adults in primary and community care settings. It provides a blueprint for the infection prevention and control precautions that should be applied by everyone involved in delivering NHS care and treatment. In February 2017 a footnote was added to recommendation 1.1.4.2 linking to Health and Safety (Sharp Instruments in Healthcare) Regulations 2013. A footnote was also added to recommendations1.4.3.1, 1.4.3.8, 1.4.4.1, and 1.4.4.11 linking to a safety alert on chlorhexidine. Other footnotes were updated with refer...
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - March 1, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Rare Allergic Reactions Reported with Common Antiseptic Chlorhexidine (FREE)
By Kelly Young
Edited by Andr é Sofair, MD, MPH, and William E. Chavey, MD, MS
The FDA is alerting healthcare providers about an increase in reports of rare … (Source: Physician's First Watch current issue)
Source: Physician's First Watch current issue - February 2, 2017 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
FDA: Chlorhexidine Gluconate May Cause Allergic Reactions FDA: Chlorhexidine Gluconate May Cause Allergic Reactions
An increase in reports of serious allergic reactions to OTC skin antiseptic products containing chlorhexidine gluconate prompts safety alert from FDA and a request that manufacturers update labels.News Alerts (Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines)
Source: Medscape Allergy Headlines - February 2, 2017 Category: Allergy & Immunology Tags: Allergy & Clinical Immunology News Alert Source Type: news
FDA Drug Safety Communication: FDA warns about rare but serious allergic reactions with the skin antiseptic chlorhexidine gluconate
[2-2-2017] The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning that rare but serious allergic reactions have been reported with the widely used skin antiseptic products containing chlorhexidine gluconate. (Source: FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research - What's New)
Source: FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research - What's New - February 2, 2017 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news
FDA: Common Antiseptic Tied to Severe Allergic Reactions
(MedPage Today) -- Rare but life-threatening risk with chlorhexidine gluconate products (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - February 2, 2017 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Aqueous Chlorhexidine for Intravitreal Injection Antisepsis Aqueous Chlorhexidine for Intravitreal Injection Antisepsis
Povidone-iodine is the preferred antiseptic for ocular procedures, but for those who have a sensitivity, is aqueous chlorhexidine a suitable alternative?Medscape Ophthalmology (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - January 20, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Ophthalmology Viewpoint Source Type: news
Chlorhexidine Effective Against Candida auris Biofilms Chlorhexidine Effective Against Candida auris Biofilms
A combination of standard infection-prevention measures and the use of the disinfectant chlorhexidine should be used to control the spread of C auris in hospital environments, a new study has shown.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - January 12, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Infectious Diseases News Source Type: news
Chlorhexidine Bathing and HAIs Among Adult ICU Patients Chlorhexidine Bathing and HAIs Among Adult ICU Patients
Daily bathing with chlorhexidine may help reduce the risk of certain healthcare-associated infections in the ICU, according to a new meta-analysis.Critical Care (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - January 5, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Critical Care Journal Article Source Type: news
How to Confirm Ankle Joint Penetration
Suspicious lacerations should be investigated, even if the X-ray is normal. A step-by-step pictorial guide.
It is a busy Friday evening in the emergency department when you get called to the resuscitation bay for a 14-year-old female who was the restrained back seat passenger in a rollover motor vehicle crash. After a quick call to your significant other to ensure that your daughter is safe in bed, you proceed to evaluate this young patient. You are once again amazed by modern safety technology with the minimal amount of head, torso and abdominal trauma on this patient. After a thorough initial inspection you find that the...
Source: EPMonthly.com - December 28, 2016 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Logan Plaster Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
Stryker ’ s Sage Products invests $3.4m to expand HQ
Stryker (NYSE:SYK) subsidiary Sage Products purchased 27 acres of land in Cary, Ill. for $3.4 million, looking to expand its headquarters in the area, according to a Daily Herald report.
Sage makes products for oral care, skin preparation & protection, patient cleaning & hygiene, turning & positioning and heel care.
The planned expansion includes an 810,000 square foot addition to the facilities, and is slated to add an additional 350 jobs by 2021, according to the report.
Stryker closed its $2.7 billion acquisition of Sage Products in April. The deal for Sage Products, which makes a line of disposable de...
Source: Mass Device - December 19, 2016 Category: Medical Equipment Authors: Fink Densford Tags: Business/Financial News Sage Products Stryker Source Type: news
Catheter impregnation, coating or bonding for reducing central venous catheter-related infections in adults
This Cochrane Review informed a practice changing update on Dynamed Plus. It found that antimicrobial coatings that appear to reduce risk of central venous catheter-related bloodstream infection include minocycline-rifampicin, chlorhexidine silver sulfadiazine, silver, and heparin, but antimicrobial coatings do not appear to reduce risk of sepsis or mortality (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - December 2, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Nigeria: Nigeria Gets Action Plan to Cater for Sick Newborns
[Guardian] Abuja -The Federal Government has launched three new policy documents to tackle health of newborns. They are Nigeria Every Newborn Action Plan, Essential Newborn Care Course (ENCC) training package and National Chlorhexidine Scale Up Strategy document. (Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth)
Source: AllAfrica News: Pregnancy and Childbirth - November 18, 2016 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news
Periochip (Chlorhexidine Chip for Insertion into Periodontal Pockets) - updated on RxList
(Source: RxList - New and Updated Drug Monographs)
Source: RxList - New and Updated Drug Monographs - November 9, 2016 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news
