Comparative Efficacy of Antimicrobial Central Venous Catheters in Reducing Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infections in Adults: Abridged Cochrane Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis | Zendy

Huey Yi Chong | Zendy; Nai Ming Lai | Zendy; Anucha Apisarnthanarak | Zendy; Nathorn Chaiyakunapruk | Zendy

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Comparative Efficacy of Antimicrobial Central Venous Catheters in Reducing Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infections in Adults: Abridged Cochrane Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis

Author(s) -

Huey Yi Chong,

Nai Ming Lai,

Anucha Apisarnthanarak,

Nathorn Chaiyakunapruk

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1093/cid/cix019

Subject(s) - medicine , relative risk , silver sulfadiazine , randomized controlled trial , meta analysis , cochrane library , antimicrobial , sepsis , chlorhexidine , confidence interval , surgery , microbiology and biotechnology , dentistry , wound healing , biology

The efficacy of antimicrobial central venous catheters (CVCs) remains questionable. In this network meta-analysis, we aimed to assess the comparative efficacy of antimicrobial CVC impregnations in reducing catheter-related infections in adults.

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