Transparent Dressings & Breathability: What Does the Data Show?

Presented by Dennis G. Maki, M.D.

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About this Webcast
This FREE seminar is a rebroadcast of a presentation that Dr. Dennis G. Maki gave at the Association of Vascular Access (AVA) Conference in Vancouver, British Columbia on September 19, 2004.

The subject is breathability and transparent dressings. Dr. Maki covers the components of transparent dressings, their safety, why they are advantageous over tape and gauze IV dressings and clinical data. Dr. Maki addresses breathabilty and that higher MVTR dressings do not equate to reduced risk/incidence of infection in clinical trials. He reinforces that transparent dressings are safe for hemodialysis catheters. He also answers 12 questions from the audience.

The entire webcast is 58 minutes in length, with the actual program being 55 minutes.

Learning Objectives

• State the clinical study design that provides the most reliable evidence to improve clinical outcomes.
• Explain why transparent dressings are semi-permeable and not occlusive.
• Describe how researchers found that there is no correlations between the lab-generated MVTR number of a transparent film dressing and the incidence of a catheter-related infection.
• Name two documents that substantiated the safety of using transparent dressings on hemodialysis catheter sites.

Free CEU Credit
One FREE CEU credit is available for US participants who review the entire webcast.

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