It's called Covaderm. It is a compositie dressing made up of a hgh moisture
vapor permeable dressing with a telfa pad in the center and a gauze type
material over the rest of it. We use it for those patients who seem to have
developed a skin reaction to the adhesive in our standard transparent
dressing. Covaderm seems to have a lighter adhesive and is gentler on the
skin.
However, you can't visualize the exit site, and the telfa pad does not help
secure the PICC at the exit site. You still need to use steristrips or
Statlock near the exit site.
We've been using it for years on selected patients.
Nadine Nakazawa
From: "Laura Cook RN" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: coverderm
Date: Fri, 22 Sep 2006 14:07:10 -0400
Anyone out there familiar with a coverderm dressing for central lines?
Just as good or better than tegaderm??
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