Table 1 Literature search and study characteristic
Author, year | Country | Study design | Age (years, mean ± SD or medium) | Sample (n) | Patient (n) | Catheter type | Outcome (definition) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lemaire et al. [13] | France | Case control | 62.8 (16–93) | 1749 | Obese: 143 | HD catheter | Bacteremia |
Xue et al. [16] | USA | Case control | 54 ± 16 | 114 | Overweight or obese: 38 | PICC, Tunneled or port | CLABSI |
Buetti et al. [14] | France | RCT | 65.2 (55.7–74.4) | 2282 | Obese: 1880 Morbidly obese: 402 | CVC, AC and DC | CRBSI |
Schalk et al. [15] | Germany | Cohort | NA | 1046 | Overweight: 405 Obese: 294 | CVC | CRBSI |
Dossett et al. [8] | USA | Cohort | NA | 2037 | Overweight: 615 Obese: 494 Severely obese: 192 | Not mentioned | CRBSI |