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Impregnated catheters vs antiseptic‐coated catheter

Patient discomfort whilst catheter is in situ · Patients with an indwelling urethral catheter of short‐term duration

Antimicrobial‐impregnated catheter leads to higher patient discomfort whilst catheter is in situ compared with antiseptic‐coated catheter (high certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Types of indwelling urethral catheters for short‐term catheterisation in hospitalised adults 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.5 [1.32, 1.7]
1 study · 3708 participants
High

Impregnated catheters vs standard catheter

Patient discomfort whilst catheter is in situ · Patients with an indwelling urethral catheter of short‐term duration

1 finding from 1 review

Types of indwelling urethral catheters for short‐term catheterisation in hospitalised adults 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 3768 participants
High