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Characteristics of the randomized trials included in the meta-analysis |
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| Reference |
Year |
Type |
Number of patients |
Intervention |
|
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| [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 |
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