Bathing of the critically ill with chlorhexidine vs bathing with soap and water or non‐antimicrobial washcloths
Mortality (ICU, hospital) (days) · critically ill patients
It is very uncertain whether bathing of the critically ill with chlorhexidine changes mortality Data collected (where reported) in hospital, in the ICU,… compared with bathing with soap and water or non‐antimicrobial washcloths (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
- Chlorhexidine bathing of the critically ill for the prevention of hospital‐acquired infection 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyOR 0.87 [0.76, 0.99]6 studies · 15798 participantsVery low