To prevent infection, stringent cleaning of the catheter insertion site is advised. Povidone-iodine solution is often used for such cleaning, but chlorhexidine appears to be twice as effective as iodine. Routine replacement of lines makes no difference in preventing infection. The CDC makes many recommendations regarding risk reduction for infection of CVCs, including:Barash. Clinical Anesthesia, 7th edition. Pages 1602-1603.
To prevent infection stringent cleaning of the catheter insertion site is advised. Povidone-iodine solution is often used for such cleaning, but chlorhexidine appears to be twice as effective as iodine. Routine replacement of lines makes no difference in preventing infection. The CDC makes many recommendations regarding risk reduction for infection of CVCs, including:Barash. Clinical Anesthesia, 7th edition. Pages 1602-1603.