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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

Antimicrobial dressings for the prevention of catheter‐related infections in newborn infants with central venous… 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.06 [0.75, 1.52]
1 study · 705 participants
Moderate

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

Antimicrobial dressings for the prevention of catheter‐related infections in newborn infants with central venous… 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.18 [0.53, 2.65]
1 study · 655 participants
Moderate

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

Antimicrobial dressings for the prevention of catheter‐related infections in newborn infants with central venous… 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.62 [0.45, 0.86]
1 study · 655 participants
Moderate

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

Antimicrobial dressings for the prevention of catheter‐related infections in newborn infants with central venous… 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 43.06 [2.61, 710.44]
1 study · 670 participants
Moderate