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CPRN Systematic Review Central Line Dressings
| Table 8 |
Summary
of transparent, gauze and other combinations of 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 |
Andersen
1986 |
comp |
R |
3.00
3.10 |
145 |
OP
NOB |
prn
prn |
chi2
Yates
Wilcoxon |
p
< 0.01
OP < NOB |
- |
p
<0.01
OP < NOB |
p
< 0.01 |
no
sign diff |
- |
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Freiberger
1992 |
quasi
experimental |
R |
NI |
60 |
TgC
TgB
GB
GC4% |
M
W F
M W F
M W F
M W F |
chi2
analysis of variance |
- |
- |
- |
more
often in TgB and GB |
- |
- |
boys
CL site infected more often than girls
p <0.044 |
Lawson
1986 |
comp |
R |
NI |
365 |
TgG
G |
OW
3 x a wk |
T
test
chi2
Fishers |
- |
- |
- |
-
no sign diff
- |
-
-
no sign diff |
- |
groups
differed sign admitting diagnosis |
Powell
1985 |
comp |
R |
NI |
435 |
OP
OPB
OPB
GB |
OW
OW
M W F
M W F |
Fisher |
- |
- |
- |
- |
no
sign
diff |
no
sign diff |
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Young
1988 |
comp |
5
where nursed |
NI |
168
|
OPICU
OP
OP
G |
TW
OW
O 10 dys
3W |
chi2
Yates
T test |
- |
no
sign diff |
- |
no
sign diff |
no
sign diff |
|
ICU
pts OP ward G
gp diff
P <0.0005 |
Return to CPRN Systematic Review Central Line
Dressings
Last Updated on 28/06/1999
By Roy Sneddon
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