Rackoff 1995
Methods | Double blind randomisation | |
Participants | N = 55 paediatric patients, one centre (total group was 63 patients, 8 were receiving TPN) Analysis was done on the oncology patients only | |
Interventions | Vancomycin/heparin versus heparin only flush (25 ug/ml vanco and 100 units/ml heparin) | |
Outcomes | *Bacteraemia with a vanco sensitive organism (CRBSI) *Time to first infection | |
Notes | ||
Risk of bias | ||
Bias | Authors' judgement | Support for judgement |
Allocation concealment (selection bias) | Low risk | A ‐ Adequate |