It can last for up to 48 hours, but usually there is a decrease in antiseptic activity beginning at around 18 hours, isn't there? If a lot of bleeding is a problem, you may want to hold off on Biopatch until after the first 24 hours, but I am not seeing a lot of bleeding in most cases, and many people are moving to Biopatch with the initial dressing, and waiting 7 days to change it, with much success.
Leigh Ann
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Subject: Re: 24 hour dressing changes
If you have prepped with chloraprep, the action of that prep continues for 48 hours, so you could save yourself the expense of the biopatch and just put it on with your first dressing change.
Cheryl Kelley RN
PICC Nurse and Infusion Consultant
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PICC Nurse at West Virginia University Hospitals
304-823-3196 or 304-669-3061
PICC Nurse and Infusion Consultant
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PICC Nurse at West Virginia University Hospitals
304-823-3196 or 304-669-3061
