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104 questions · 105 findings · 10 reviews · Kidney and Transplant

No studies found 32 · 30.5%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 17 · 16.2%Low 37 · 35.2%Moderate 12 · 11.4%High 7 · 6.7%

Tenckhoff catheter with artificial curve at tunnel tract vs swan‐neck

Catheter removal or replacement · preventing catheter‐related infections in chronic peritoneal dialysis patients

Tenckhoff catheter with artificial curve at tunnel tract showed no clear difference in catheter removal or replacement compared with swan‐neck (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Self‐locating vs straight Tenckhoff catheter

Catheter removal or replacement · chronic peritoneal dialysis patients

It is very uncertain whether self‐locating changes catheter removal or replacement compared with straight Tenckhoff catheter (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Oral or topical or intraperitoneal antibiotics vs placebo/no treatment

Catheter removal or replacement · chronic peritoneal dialysis patients

Oral or topical or intraperitoneal antibiotics showed no clear difference in catheter removal or replacement (number of patients) compared with placebo/no treatment (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Topical disinfectants vs standard care or other active treatment (antibiotic or other disinfectant)

Catheter removal or replacement · chronic peritoneal dialysis patients

Topical disinfectants showed no clear difference in catheter removal or replacement (number of patients) compared with standard care or other active treatment (antibiotic or other… (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Subgroup analyses: early vs standard initiation of kidney replacement therapy (KRT)

Death by AKI aetiology: non‐surgical causes · AKI

Subgroup analyses: early showed no clear difference in death by AKI aetiology: non‐surgical causes compared with standard initiation of kidney replacement therapy (KRT) (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Subgroup analyses: early vs standard initiation of kidney replacement therapy (KRT)

Kidney recovery functionby KRT: continuous KRT · AKI

Subgroup analyses: early showed no clear difference in kidney recovery functionby KRT: continuous KRT compared with standard initiation of kidney replacement therapy (KRT) (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Subgroup analyses: early vs standard initiation of kidney replacement therapy (KRT)

Kidney recovery functionby KRT: continuous and intermittent KRT · AKI

Subgroup analyses: early showed no clear difference in kidney recovery functionby KRT: continuous and intermittent KRT compared with standard initiation of kidney replacement therapy (KRT) (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review