Table 2 Rates of colonization of the study and control catheters
Study | Mean catheter dwell time (test catheter days vs. control catheter days) | Number of CVC studied (test vs. control) | Colonization | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Â | Â | n | Rate per 1000 days |
Goldschmidt et al. 1995 [10] | 13.3 vs 12.7 | 120 vs 113 | 54 (45.1%) vs 50 (44.2%) | 33.8 vs 34.8 |
Bach et al. 1996 [11] | 7.8 vs 7.8 | 116 vs 117 | 21 (18.1%) vs 36 (30.8%) | 23.2 vs 39.4 |
Ciresi et al. 1996 [12] | 12.9 vs 11.5 | 124 vs 127 | 10 (10.9%) vs 12 (12.1%) | 6.3 vs 8.2 |
van Heerden et al. 1996 [13] | 6.6 vs .6.8 | 28 vs 26 | 4 (14.3%) vs 10 (38.5%) | 21.6 vs 56.6 |
Maki et al. 1997 [5] | 6 vs 6 | 208 vs 195 | 28 (13.5%) vs 47 (24.1%) | 22.4 vs 40.2 |
Heard et al. 1998 [7] | 8.5 vs 9.0 | 151 vs 157 | 60 (39.7%) vs 81 (51.6%) | 46.7 vs 57.3 |
Bach et al 1999 [14] | 4.5 vs 2.3 | 34 vs 33 | 9 (26.5%) vs 7 (21.2%) | 58.8 vs 52.2 |
Collin et al. 1999 [15] | 9.0 vs 7.3 | 98 vs 139 | 2 (2.0%) vs 25 (18%) | 2.3 vs 24.6 |
Hannan et al. 1999 [16] | 7.5 vs 7.6 | 174 vs 177 | 47 (27.2%) vs 71 (40.2%) | 36.0 vs 52.8 |
Marik et al. 1999 [17] | 6 vs 6 vs 6 | 36 vs 38 vs 39 | 7 (19.4%) vs 4 (10.5%) vs 11 (28.2%) | 32.4 vs 17.5 vs 47.0 |
Sheng et al. 2000 [18] | 9.1 vs 8.2 | 113 vs 122 | 9 (7.1%) vs 25 (20.5%) | 8.8 vs 25 |
Jaeger et al. 2001 [19] | 14.8 vs 19.3 | 25 vs 25 | 4 (16.0%) vs 4 (16.0%) | 10.8 vs 8.3 |
Corral et al. 2003 [20] | 12 vs14 | 103 vs 103 | 29 (28.2%) vs 41 (39.8%) | 23.5 vs 27.7 |
Brun-Buisson et al. 2004 [21] | 10.5 vs 12.0 | 188 vs 175 | 7 (3.7%) vs 23 (13.1%) | 3.6 vs 11.0 |
Leon et al. 2004 [22] | 10.3 vs 10.4 | 187 vs 180 | 20 (10.7%) vs 45 (25.0%) | 10.4 vs 24.0 |
Yucel et al. 2004 [23] | 7.5 vs 6.7 | 118 vs 105 | 6 (5.1%) vs 38 (36.2%) | 6.8 vs 54.0 |
Dunser et al. 2005 [24] | 9.3 vs 9.7 vs 10.7 | 160 vs 165 vs 160 | 27 (16.9%) vs 12 (7.3%) vs 19 (11.9%) | 18.1 vs 7.5 vs 11.9 |
Rupp et al. 2005 [8] | 6.9 vs. 6.7 | 384 vs 393 | 32 (9.3%) vs 59 (16.3%) | 12.1 vs 22.4 |
Osma et al. 2006 [25] | 11.7 vs 8.9 | 64 vs 69 | 14 (21.9%) vs 14 (20.3%) | 18.7 vs 22.8 |
Kalfon et al. 2007 [26] | 13.1 vs 12.9 | 320 vs 297 | 47 (14.7%) vs 36 (12.1%) | 11.2 vs 9.4 |
Raad et al. 1997 [9] | 6 vs 6 | 130 vs 136 | 11 (8·5%) vs 36 (26·5%) | 14.1 vs 44.1 |