Table 1

Characteristics of the randomized trials included in the meta-analysis

Reference
Year
Type
Number of patients
Intervention

[9]
1996
Heart surgery
353
0.12% CHX oral rinse BID
[10]
2000
ICU
60
0.2% CHX gel TID
[12]
2002
Heart surgery
561
0.12% CHX oral rinse BID
[11]
2005
ICU
228
0.2% CHX gel TID

BID, twice a day; CHX, chlorhexidine; ICU, intensive care unit; TID, three times a day.

Pineda et al. Critical Care 2006 10:R35   doi:10.1186/cc4837