Question · asked by 1 review
Hydrogen peroxide vs Normal saline: Incidence of VAP
- Population
- Critically ill patients receiving mechanical ventilation in ICU
- Intervention
- Hydrogen peroxide
- Comparison
- Normal saline
- Outcome
- Incidence of VAP
What each review found
Current versions only| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Hydrogen peroxide vs Normal saline Incidence of VAP · Critically ill patients receiving mechanical ventilation in ICU Oral hygiene care for critically ill patients to prevent ventilator‐associated pneumonia (2020) · Cochrane All outcomes | Hydrogen peroxide versus normal saline (Nobahar 2016): a reduction in VAP was found; single study, not replicated, interpret with caution. | 1 study | GRADE not reported |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oral hygiene care for critically ill patients to prevent ventilator‐associated pneumonia 2020 · Cochrane All outcomes | 2020-02 | Not listed | Not assessed |
How reviews are matched to this question
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