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Impregnated catheters vs standard catheter

Urinary sepsis · 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
0 studies · 0 participants
GRADE not reported

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

Impregnated catheters vs antiseptic‐coated catheter

Symptomatic CAUTI: without microbiological evidence ‐ antibiotic versus silver alloy · Patients with an indwelling urethral catheter of short‐term duration

Antimicrobial‐impregnated catheter showed no clear difference in symptomatic CAUTI: without microbiological evidence ‐ antibiotic… compared with antiseptic‐coated catheter (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Types of indwelling urethral catheters for short‐term catheterisation in hospitalised adults 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.84 [0.71, 1]
1 study · 4250 participants
Moderate

Impregnated catheters vs antiseptic‐coated catheter

Bacterial resistance towards the antimicrobial agent ‐ not reported · Patients with an indwelling urethral catheter of short‐term duration

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

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
Studies not reported
No studies found

Impregnated catheters vs antiseptic‐coated catheter

Symptomatic CAUTI: with microbiological evidence ‐ antibiotic versus silver alloy · Patients with an indwelling urethral catheter of short‐term duration

Antimicrobial‐impregnated catheter leads to lower symptomatic CAUTI: with microbiological evidence ‐ antibiotic versus… 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 0.64 [0.48, 0.86]
1 study · 4250 participants
High

Impregnated catheters vs antiseptic‐coated catheter

Urinary sepsis · 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
0 studies · 0 participants
GRADE not reported

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

Symptomatic CAUTI: without microbiological evidence ‐ nitrofurazone versus standard · 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 · 4297 participants
High

Impregnated catheters vs standard catheter

Symptomatic CAUTI: with microbiological evidence ‐ nitrofurazone versus standard · 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 · 4297 participants
High

Impregnated catheters vs standard catheter

Bacterial resistance towards the antimicrobial agent ‐ not reported · Patients with an indwelling urethral catheter of short‐term duration

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

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
Studies not reported
No studies found