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Evidence found and GRADE certainty

55 questions · 60 findings · 14 reviews

No studies found 17 · 28.3%GRADE not reported 12 · 20%Very low 22 · 36.7%Low 3 · 5%Moderate 6 · 10%High 0 · 0%

Chlorhexidine dressing following alcohol cleansing vs polyurethane dressing following aqueous povidone‐iodine cleansing

Sepsis without a source · newborn infants with central venous catheters

Chlorhexidine dressing following alcohol cleansing showed no clear difference in sepsis without a source compared with polyurethane dressing following aqueous povidone‐iodine cleansing (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Chlorhexidine dressing following alcohol cleansing vs polyurethane dressing following aqueous povidone‐iodine cleansing

Catheter‐related blood stream infection · newborn infants with central venous catheters

Chlorhexidine dressing following alcohol cleansing showed no clear difference in catheter‐related blood stream infection compared with polyurethane dressing following aqueous povidone‐iodine cleansing (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Chlorhexidine dressing following alcohol cleansing vs polyurethane dressing following aqueous povidone‐iodine cleansing

Catheter colonisation · newborn infants with central venous catheters

Chlorhexidine dressing following alcohol cleansing probably leads to lower catheter colonisation compared with polyurethane dressing following aqueous povidone‐iodine cleansing (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Chlorhexidine dressing following alcohol cleansing vs polyurethane dressing following aqueous povidone‐iodine cleansing

Adverse effects: contact dermatitis · newborn infants with central venous catheters

Chlorhexidine dressing following alcohol cleansing probably leads to higher adverse effects: contact dermatitis compared with polyurethane dressing following aqueous povidone‐iodine cleansing (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

GM-CSF vs povidone‐iodine

Time to heal mucositis (days) · People with cancer receiving chemotherapy or radiotherapy (or both) who have oral mucositis

Granulocyte macrophage-colony stimulating factor (GM-CSF) led to lower time to heal mucositis (days) compared with povidone iodine; GRADE not reported.

1 finding from 1 review