Description
Tegaderm CHG Chlorhexidine Gluconate I.V. Securement Dressing is a sterile, single-use transparent adhesive dressing designed to cover and protect intravascular catheter and other percutaneous device sites while helping secure the device to the skin. Measuring 10 cm x 12 cm, it combines a transparent semi-permeable film with an integrated chlorhexidine gluconate gel pad for site protection and visibility.
Key Features
The integrated gel pad contains 2% w/w chlorhexidine gluconate, delivering an average of 45 mg CHG per dressing. This provides immediate and continuous antimicrobial protection for up to 7 days. The clear film and gel pad support ongoing site observation, while the breathable waterproof film forms an intact barrier to external fluids and contaminants, including bacteria, yeast, and viruses 27 nm or larger.
Additional design elements include a fluid-absorbing gel pad, stabilizing border with keyhole notch, securement tape strip, and documentation tape strip to support catheter stabilization and dressing management.
Intended Applications
This dressing is used for central venous catheters, arterial catheters, dialysis catheters, peripheral IV and midline catheters, epidural catheters, and other percutaneous devices. It is intended to help reduce skin and catheter colonization and catheter-related bloodstream infections associated with central venous or arterial catheters.
Use and Handling Information
Inspect the dressing site daily and change the dressing at least every 7 days, or sooner if it becomes loose, soiled, compromised, saturated, if drainage extends beyond the gel pad, or if the site is no longer visible. It is for external use only and must not be reused or resterilized.
Important Limitations
Do not use on premature infants or infants younger than 2 months, in patients with known chlorhexidine hypersensitivity, or over burns, infected wounds, mucous membranes, or non-intact skin. This product is not intended to treat existing infection and is not designed for heavily draining or actively bleeding sites. Safety and effectiveness have not been established in patients under 18 years. The dressing is not made with natural rubber latex and is sterilized using ethylene oxide. Packaging includes 25 dressings per carton, with 4 cartons per case for a total of 100 dressings.
