Impregnated catheters vs non‐impregnated catheters: Catheter‐related blood stream infection
Impregnated catheters leads to lower catheter‐related blood stream infection (CRBSI) Identified by… compared with non‐impregnated catheters (high certainty).
What each review found
Include earlier review versions| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Impregnated catheters vs non‐impregnated catheters Catheter‐related blood stream infection (CRBSI) Identified by catheter culture and clinical features +/‐ haematological and biochemical parameters · adult patients who required central venous catheters Impregnated catheters leads to lower catheter‐related blood stream infection (CRBSI) Identified by… compared with non‐impregnated catheters (high certainty). Catheter impregnation, coating or bonding for reducing central venous catheter‐related infections in adults (2016) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | RR 0.62 [0.52, 0.74] | 42 studies · 10405 participants | High |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Catheter impregnation, coating or bonding for reducing central venous catheter‐related infections in adults 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | Not reported | list not extracted yet | Not assessed |
Studies behind the findings
None of these reviews ties its included studies to this outcome in the data here. Cochrane reviews and reviews with headline outcomes only do not list their studies yet.
How reviews are matched to this question
Reviews word the same question differently. Four decision models (TypeSafe's Jev, Liquid AI's d1-ultra, SubQ Snap and Baseten's Elephant) judged each wording of the population, intervention, comparator and outcome against the others; two wordings count as the same when at least three of them agree and none clearly disagrees, and findings count as this question only when all four elements match. Timing, setting and subgroup never split a question: they are shown on each finding.