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100 questions · 100 findings · 15 reviews · Vascular

No studies found 32 · 32%GRADE not reported 4 · 4%Very low 13 · 13%Low 35 · 35%Moderate 15 · 15%High 1 · 1%

Does normal saline flushing in long‐term central venous catheters (CVC) prevent occlusion vs heparin flushing

CVC occlusion rate per 1000 catheter days Ability to infuse solution through CVC · infants and children with a long‐term CVC

It is very uncertain whether does normal saline flushing in long‐term central venous catheters… changes CVC occlusion rate per 1000 catheter days: ability to infuse… compared with heparin flushing (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Does normal saline flushing in long‐term central venous catheters (CVC) prevent occlusion vs heparin flushing

CVC‐associated blood stream infection rate per 1000 catheter days Incidence of positive blood culture · infants and children with a long‐term CVC

Does normal saline flushing in long‐term central venous catheters… showed no clear difference in CVC‐associated blood stream infection rate per 1000 catheter days:… compared with heparin flushing (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Totally percutaneous vs cut‐down femoral artery access

Medium‐ to long‐term complications( · people undergoing elective bifurcated abdominal endovascular aneurysm repair

Totally percutaneous showed no clear difference in medium‐ to long‐term complications( compared with cut‐down femoral artery access (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Chronic DVT ‐ antiplatelet agents plus BMP vs BMP plus placebo

Mortality ‐ intermediate and long term · people requiring treatment for chronic DVT

Chronic DVT ‐ antiplatelet agents plus BMP showed no clear difference in mortality ‐ intermediate and long term compared with BMP plus placebo (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review