At a glance
Appendix 1.0 Search Strategies and Results from the Updated Recommendations on the Use of Chlorhexidine-Impregnated Dressings for Prevention of Intravascular Catheter-Related Infections (2017).
Table 1: Cochrane Library Search Results (January 1, 2010–March 6, 2017)
| Search | Search Terms | Results |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chlorhexidine and catheter | 38 |
| 2 | Skin antiseptic and catheter | 35 |
| 3 | 1 or 2 | 56 |
Table 2: MEDLINE Systematic Reviews Search Results (January 1, 2010–March 6, 2017)
| Search | Search Terms | Results |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | exp Chlorhexidine | 7,123 |
| 2 | exp Anti–infective agents, Local/ad, ae, tu, th [administration & dosage, adverse effects, therapeutic use, therapy] | 42,449 |
| 3 | exp catheterization, central venous/ | 13,301 |
| 4 | exp catheters, indwelling/ | 17,225 |
| 5 | 1 or 2 | 45,150 |
| 6 | 3 or 4 | 27,264 |
| 7 | 5 and 6 | 466 |
| 8 | limit 7 to (English language and humans) | 404 |
| 9 | limit 8 to (meta analysis or “review”) | 66 |
| 10 | Limit 9 to yr=”2010-Current” | 21 |
Table 3: MEDLINE Primary Studies Search Results (January 1, 2010–March 6, 2017)
| Search | Search Terms | Results |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | exp Chlorhexidine | 7,123 |
| 2 | exp Anti–infective agents, Local/ad, ae, tu, th [administration & dosage, adverse effects, therapeutic use, therapy] | 42,449 |
| 3 | exp catheterization, central venous/ | 13,301 |
| 4 | exp catheters, indwelling/ | 17,225 |
| 5 | 1 or 2 | 45,150 |
| 6 | 3 or 4 | 27,264 |
| 7 | 5 and 6 | 466 |
| 8 | limit 7 to (English language and humans) | 404 |
| 9 | limit 8 to (clinical trial, all or clinical trial or comparative study or controlled clinical trial or randomized controlled trial) | 152 |
| 10 | Limit 9 yr=”2010-Current” | 42 |