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What Are the Recommended Site Care Instructions for Spire Biomedical Decathlon and Alta Catheters?

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What Are the Recommended Site Care Instructions for Spire Biomedical Decathlon and Alta Catheters?

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Decathlon and Alta Catheters: Completely clean the entire skin area around the catheter. Be sure to cover the catheter exit site and the extensions of the catheter. Cover site with occlusive dressing applied per institutional protocol. The dressing must be changed in sterile conditions. Please note that wound dressing must be kept dry. A catheterized patient must not swim, shower or soak dressing area during bathing. Avoid excessive or prolonged contact with alcohol solutions. Do not use Acetone and PEG-containing ointments.