Comparison 7. Alcohol versus octenidine in alcohol.

Outcome or subgroup title	No. of studies	No. of participants	Statistical method	Effect size
1 Catheter‐related BSI	1	387	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	2.01 [0.88, 4.59]
2 Catheter‐related BSI per 1000 catheter‐days	1	387	Risk Ratio (Fixed, 95% CI)	2.18 [0.54, 8.77]
3 Catheter colonisation	1	322	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	2.26 [1.22, 4.21]
4 Catheter colonisation per 1000 catheter‐days	1	322	Risk Ratio (Fixed, 95% CI)	2.23 [0.79, 6.29]
5 Skin colonisation	1	365	Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	79.00 [32.76, 125.24]
6 Adverse effects	1	398	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.85 [0.60, 1.20]