A new vascular surgeon started at my facility this week. He was placing a CVC in the ICU and requested a "coverlet dressing" for the CVC. We currently use a trasparent semipermeable membrane dressing. Can anyone provide with more information regarding a coverlet dressing. Thank you.
Coverlet is a brand name
http://www.cardinal.com/us/en/distributedproducts/ASP/23631-410.asp?cat=...
Not designed for any VAD site, would be considered a gauze dressing requring changed every 48 hours, and would obscure the site. I think someone needs to educate this physician about your polciies, procedures, and practice guidelines. Also remember, no physicain, patient, nurse, etc. can alter a policy. So if your policy for dressing state anything about site being visible, etc. this dressing is contraindicated.
Lynn
Lynn Hadaway, M.Ed., RN, BC, CRNI
Lynn Hadaway Associates, Inc.
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