Cochrane · systematic review · CD009201
Silver‐coated endotracheal tubes for prevention of ventilator‐associated pneumonia in critically ill patients
Tokmaji, G, Vermeulen, H, Müller, MCA, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2015 · Cochrane Library
Emergency and Critical CareAMSTAR 2: not assessed
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
4
current version
GRADE rated
4
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 4 · 100%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%
Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.
Questions and results
Comparison
Population: People who are mechanically ventilated
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Risk of VAP at any time in participants intubated for ≥ 24 hours | RR 0.64 [0.43, 0.96] | 1 study · 1509 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, publication bias |
Risk of VAP within 10 days of intubation in participants intubated for ≥ 24 hours | RR 0.51 [0.31, 0.82] | 1 study · 1509 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, publication bias |
Hospital mortality | RR 1.09 [0.93, 1.29] | 1 study · 1509 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, publication bias |
Device‐related adverse events | RR 0.65 [0.37, 1.16] | 2 studies · 2081 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, publication bias |