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. 2013 Nov 25;2013(11):CD003295. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD003295.pub3

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