Differences in the Number of Germs in the Insertion Area of Pivc Done by Polyurethane Transparent and Plaster Gauze Dressing

Peripheral Intra Venous Catheter (PIVC) is the intravascular device most widely used in hospitals. The use of PIVC can cause complications including phlebitis, infiltration, extravasation, local infections, septicemia / sepsis, air embolism, fluid overload, pulmonary edema and speed shock. However, when managed properly, PIVC is safe and rarely causes serious complications, such as infection. Infection can occur through the intraluminal and extraluminal pathways. One way of preventing infection on the extraluminal route from PIVC is a dressing. Based on the above background, the researcher wanted to investigate the difference in the number of germs in the PIVC insertion area which was done by dressing using transparent polyurethane and gauze plaster. Sampling technique used is purposive sampling with each group was 11 patients. The independent variable of this study was the intervention of dressing PIVC insertion areas with transparent polyurethane and plaster gauze. The variable dependent in this study is the difference in the number of germs in the PIVC insertion area. The instrument used in this study was a petri dish. The results of this study, which were analyzed using unpaired t-test with a Z score of 0.96, showed that there was no difference in the mean of the difference ( pretest and posttest) the number of germs in the PIVC insertion area in the control group (dressing with plaster gauze) and the intervention group ( dressing with transparent polyurethane). Based on these results indicate both dressing both transparent polyurethane and gauze bandage can be used as a dressing area with the insertion PIVC in patients, since there is no significant difference between the mean difference in the number of germs (pretest an