American journal of critical care : an official publication, American Association of Critical-Care Nurses
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Am. J. Crit. Care
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Little evidence supports use of chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) baths to reduce health care-associated infections, including central catheter-associated bloodstream infections in infants less than 2 months old. ⋯ Although no adverse events were observed, our patients had evidence of CHG absorption. The effects of this absorption remain unknown. More research is needed to determine safe blood levels of CHG in infants less than 2 months of age.
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Data on outcomes of critically ill patients requiring mechanical ventilation at the onset of stroke are limited. ⋯ In this study, adult patients requiring mechanical ventilation at the onset of stroke experienced high 1-year mortality, with survivors having poor functional status.