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Instructions on how to change the dressing of a central venous access device (cvad) to prevent infections. It covers the importance of keeping the cvad clean, the signs for dressing change, and a step-by-step process for removing the old dressing, cleaning the site, and applying a new one. The document also emphasizes the importance of using sterile gloves and maintaining a clean work area.
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Keeping your CVAD from getting infected is very important. You want to make sure no bacteria enter into your central line. One of the ways this is done is to keep a sterile dressing over the central line entry site. CVADs are covered with a transparent dressing. Some may have a transparent dressing only, some a gauze covering, and others may have an antimicrobial sponge (Biopatch). At the end of this booklet, your health care provider will check the type of dressing you have and how often your CVAD dressing needs to be changed.
The CVAD dressing should be changed every 7 days. It will need to be changed sooner if:
f It becomes wet or moist
f The transparent dressing is loose and no longer totally covers the CVAD entry site
f There is gauze under the dressing (in which case you will need to change the dressing every 48 hours)
Transparent dressing only
Transparent dressing with gauze
Transparent dressing with Biopatch
S u r g i c a l P a t i e n t E d u c a t i o n
Dressing change packet—your mask is at the top or bottom
Supplies
S u r g i c a l P a t i e n t E d u c a t i o n
Place antimicrobial sponge
Cover with sterile transparent dressing