Cochrane · systematic review · CD010597
Antimicrobial lock solutions for preventing catheter‐related infections in haemodialysis
Arechabala, MC, Catoni, MI, Claro, JC, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2018 · Cochrane Library
Kidney and TransplantAMSTAR 2: not assessed
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Questions
2
current version
GRADE rated
2
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 1 · 50%Low 1 · 50%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
Antimicrobial lock solutions vs control for preventing catheter‐related infections in patient undergoing haemodialysis
Population: CVC‐related infection
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
CVC ‐ related infections Antimicrobial lock solutions vs control | RR 0.38 [0.27, 0.53] | 27 studies · 2994 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Thrombosis Antimicrobial lock solutions vs control | RR 0.79 [0.52, 1.22] | 14 studies · 2080 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, indirectness, publication bias |