| Table 7 |
Summary of transparent
dressings and transparent and other dressings |
| Author |
Study
type |
Study alloc
|
Mean duration |
Study size |
Dress
type |
Dress change |
Analysis
method |
Insert site
culture |
Blood culture |
Catheter
tip culture |
Local inflam |
CRS |
CRI |
Other |
Engervall
1995 |
eval |
R |
39.5
46.0 |
32 |
Tg |
OW
TW |
Fishers
Log Rank
K\Meier |
p <0.07
TW < OW |
- |
TW < OW
p <0.05 |
-
|
p <0.08
TW <
OW |
no sign diff |
extra dressings
TW < OAW
p <0.08 |
Taylor
1996 |
eval |
All |
30 |
104 |
TgTl |
NI |
Wilcoxon
matched |
no sign diff |
- |
- |
- |
0.30% |
- |
1 to 2nd
dress
p = 0.001
1 to last d ress p = .2119 |
T-Aurand
1997 |
comp |
Med
Rec |
6.5 |
3931 |
T
TgG
HPT |
NI
NI
NI |
chi2
Odds ratio
CI |
- |
- |
HPT <TG
p <0.001
T < TG p<0.008
T <s HPT
p<0.01 |
- |
- |
No HPT <
HPT
P<0.001 |
cost saving
from CRI
HPT < no HPT |
Vazquez
1984 |
eval |
Cons |
NI |
100 |
TB |
7 - 10 days |
percent |
7.60% |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1.00% |
12 died cath
not cultured |
Willie
1993 |
clinical
trial |
R |
NI |
101 |
OP
OP3000 |
OW |
MHaensl
no diff |
- |
- |
- |
- |
3.79%
1.35% |
- |
study supp
by manufacturers |
Reynolds
1997 |
comp |
R |
5.6 |
100 |
OP3000
Tg |
2nd dail |
unpair
t test |
no sign diff |
- |
no sign diff |
- |
- |
- |
critical
ICU
patients |
