1st International Conference on Recent Advances in Anaesthesiology (INCRAA - 2009), 30 Jan – 01 Feb 2009 · Nehru Auditorium, AIIMS New Delhi

ethanol and combination of 2% chlorhexidine gluconate with 35% ethanol on phlebitis and local infection in peripheral catheter insertion site in ICU admitted patients. Shami Sholeh, Karim Nasseri Kurdestan university of medical sciences Iran Abstract Background: phlebitis and vascular catheter insertion site infections are the complications of peripheral catheters in intensive care units. Formulations of topical antiseptics used for intravenous site preparation can alter the rate and severity of these complications.