Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

5 questions · 5 findings · 2 reviews · Wounds

No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 1 · 20%Low 4 · 80%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%

The findings closest to your search, judged one by one by TypeSafe's Jev model.

Catheter‐related blood stream infection · patients with CVCs

Gauze and tape showed no clear difference in catheter‐related blood stream infection compared with standard polyurethane (SPU) (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Dressings and securement devices for central venous catheters (CVC) 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.64 [0.26, 1.63]
8 studies · 506 participants
Low

Catheter tip colonisation · patients with CVCs

It is very uncertain whether gauze and tape changes catheter tip colonisation compared with standard polyurethane (SPU) (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Dressings and securement devices for central venous catheters (CVC) 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.95 [0.51, 1.77]
5 studies · 342 participants
Very low

Catheter‐related blood stream infection (CRBI) Same organism recovered from catheter tip and blood culture · patients with central venous catheters

The intervention may leads to higher catheter‐related blood stream infection (CRBI) Same organism… (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Gauze and tape and transparent polyurethane dressings for central venous catheters 2011 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
OR 4.19 [1.02, 17.23]
4 studies · 337 participants
Low

Exit‐site infection Laboratory testing · patients with central venous catheters

The intervention showed no clear difference in exit‐site infection Laboratory testing (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Gauze and tape and transparent polyurethane dressings for central venous catheters 2011 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
OR 1.78 [0.62, 5.08]
3 studies · 265 participants
Low

Positive catheter culture Laboratory testing · patients with central venous catheters

The intervention showed no clear difference in positive catheter culture Laboratory testing (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Gauze and tape and transparent polyurethane dressings for central venous catheters 2011 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
OR 0.74 [0.27, 2.09]
2 studies · 138 participants
Low