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How to Perform a CHG Treatment for a Child 22 – 66 Pounds

The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
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Learn how to use chlorhexidine gluconate cleansing cloths (CHG wipes) to prevent infection in children having surgery or with central lines. CHG (chlorhexidine gluconate) is a cleaning product that is even more effective than regular soap for cleaning the skin. Completing a treatment with CHG wipes decreases the risk of certain infections. Patients with central lines use the wipes every 24 hours while in the hospital. Patients scheduled for certain types of surgery will use the wipes at home the night before surgery and the morning of surgery. This video from Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia provides step by step instructions on how to perform a CHG treatment on a child weighing between 22 and 66 pounds. ...more
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How to Perform a CHG Treatment for a Child 22 – 66 Pounds
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2018Sep 17
Learn how to use chlorhexidine gluconate cleansing cloths (CHG wipes) to prevent infection in children having surgery or with central lines. CHG (chlorhexidine gluconate) is a cleaning product that is even more effective than regular soap for cleaning the skin. Completing a treatment with CHG wipes decreases the risk of certain infections. Patients with central lines use the wipes every 24 hours while in the hospital. Patients scheduled for certain types of surgery will use the wipes at home the night before surgery and the morning of surgery. This video from Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia provides step by step instructions on how to perform a CHG treatment on a child weighing between 22 and 66 pounds.

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The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

219K subscribers