Impregnated catheters vs non‐impregnated catheters: Catheter colonization Catheter culture (microbiological methods)
Impregnated catheters probably leads to lower catheter colonization Identified by catheter culture… compared with non‐impregnated catheters (moderate certainty).
What each review found
Include earlier review versions| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Impregnated catheters vs non‐impregnated catheters Catheter colonization Identified by catheter culture (microbiological methods) · adult patients who required central venous catheters Impregnated catheters probably leads to lower catheter colonization Identified by catheter culture… compared with non‐impregnated catheters (moderate certainty). Catheter impregnation, coating or bonding for reducing central venous catheter‐related infections in adults (2016) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | RR 0.67 [0.59, 0.76] | 43 studies · 9910 participants | Moderate |
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.