| Table9 |
Summary of studies
with any significant results |
| 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 |
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
HPTD < no HPT |
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 |
Moro
1994 |
cohort |
R |
8.5 -
12.8 |
607 |
T
G |
NI
2 - 3days |
Pearson
Odds ratio
CI 95% |
56.5
10.8-296 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
p< 0.0017
G < T |
|
Maki
1993 |
comp |
R |
5.16 |
176 |
GA
GC2%
GB |
2nd dail
2nd dail
2nd dail |
Odds ratio
CI 95% |
- |
- |
- |
- |
no sign diff |
GC2% com
GB OR 0.26
CI 0.07 - 0.91
p <0.02 |
|
Conly
1989 |
comp |
R |
13.5
17.9 |
79 |
OP
9G |
2nd dail
2nd dail |
chi2 t test
Fishers
MWhitney |
p <0.01
G < T |
- |
- |
- |
p <0.015
G < T |
p <0.002
G < T |
20 variables
to predict CRS\CRI |
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 |
- |
|
