Time to complete healing · people with burns
Chlorhexidine showed no clear difference in wound healing: time to complete healing (time‐to‐event data):… compared with non‐antibacterial (low certainty).
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Wound healing · people with burns
Chlorhexidine may leads to higher wound healing (mean time to healing): chlorhexidine versus… compared with non‐antibacterial (low certainty).
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Infection: chlorhexidine versus no antimicrobial/no additional antimicrobial · people with burns
It is very uncertain whether chlorhexidine changes infection: chlorhexidine versus no antimicrobial/no additional… compared with non‐antibacterial (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Adverse events: chlorhexidine versus hydrocolloid · people with burns
It is very uncertain whether chlorhexidine changes adverse events: chlorhexidine versus hydrocolloid compared with non‐antibacterial (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Catheter‐related BSI ‐ overall comparison between chlorhexidine and povidone‐iodine (during in‐patient stay) · patients with a central venous catheter
It is very uncertain whether chlorhexidine changes catheter‐related BSI ‐ overall comparison between chlorhexidine and… compared with povidone‐iodine (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Catheter‐related BSI ‐ subgroup: chlorhexidine in aqueous solution versus povidone‐iodine in aqueous solution · patients with a central venous catheter
It is very uncertain whether chlorhexidine changes catheter‐related BSI ‐ subgroup: chlorhexidine in aqueous solution… compared with povidone‐iodine (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Catheter‐related BSI ‐ subgroup: chlorhexidine in alcohol versus povidone‐iodine in aqueous solution · patients with a central venous catheter
It is very uncertain whether chlorhexidine changes catheter‐related BSI ‐ subgroup: chlorhexidine in alcohol versus… compared with povidone‐iodine (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Catheter‐related BSI ‐ subgroup: chlorhexidine in alcohol versus povidone‐iodine in alcohol · patients with a central venous catheter
Chlorhexidine showed no clear difference in catheter‐related BSI ‐ subgroup: chlorhexidine in alcohol versus… compared with povidone‐iodine (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
All‐cause mortality ‐ Chlorhexidine in aqueous solution versus povidone‐iodine in aqueous solution Clinical assessment · patients with a central venous catheter
Chlorhexidine showed no clear difference in all‐cause mortality ‐ Chlorhexidine in aqueous solution versus… compared with povidone‐iodine (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
All‐cause mortality ‐ Chlorhexidine in alcohol versus povidone‐iodine in aqueous solution Clinical assessment · patients with a central venous catheter
Chlorhexidine showed no clear difference in all‐cause mortality ‐ Chlorhexidine in alcohol versus… compared with povidone‐iodine (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Primary BSI or clinical sepsis · patients with a central venous catheter
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Mortality attributable the CVC‐related infections. · patients with a central venous catheter
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Adverse effects: skin reactions. Reported as attributable to chlorhexidine or soap and water. Data collected during ICU stay · critically ill patients
1 finding from 1 review
Chorioamnionitis Clinical findings · Pregnant women with a gestational age greater than 28 weeks, considered to be in labour receiving chlorhexidine vaginal douching during…
Chlorhexidine vaginal wash showed no clear difference in chorioamnionitis Clinical findings compared with placebo (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Postpartum endometritis Clinical findings · Pregnant women with a gestational age greater than 28 weeks, considered to be in labour receiving chlorhexidine vaginal douching during…
Chlorhexidine vaginal wash showed no clear difference in postpartum endometritis Clinical findings compared with placebo (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Neonatal sepsis · Pregnant women with a gestational age greater than 28 weeks, considered to be in labour receiving chlorhexidine vaginal douching during…
Chlorhexidine vaginal wash showed no clear difference in neonatal sepsis Clinical findings compared with placebo (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Blood culture confirming neonatal sepsis Clinical findings and confirmation by laboratory · Pregnant women with a gestational age greater than 28 weeks, considered to be in labour receiving chlorhexidine vaginal douching during…
Chlorhexidine vaginal wash showed no clear difference in blood culture confirming neonatal sepsis Clinical findings and… compared with placebo (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Surgical site infection · surgical patients
It is very uncertain whether chlorhexidine 4% changes surgical site infection compared with bar soap (very low certainty).
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Surgical site infection · women undergoing caesarean section
Chlorhexidine gluconate probably leads to lower surgical site infection compared with povidone iodine (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Endometritis · women undergoing caesarean section
Chlorhexidine gluconate showed no clear difference in endometritis compared with povidone iodine (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review