Comparison 5. Catheter/port‐related complications.
Outcome or subgroup title | No. of studies | No. of participants | Statistical method | Effect size |
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1 Seldinger (subclavian & IJ) versus venous cutdown (cephalic vein) ITT | 7 | 1006 | Odds Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI) | 1.00 [0.61, 1.64] |
2 Seldinger (subclavian vein) versus venous cutdown (cephalic vein) ITT | 5 | 672 | Odds Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI) | 6.77 [2.31, 19.79] |
3 Seldinger (IJ vein) versus venous cutdown (cephalic vein) ITT | 2 | 367 | Odds Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI) | 0.81 [0.43, 1.52] |
4 Seldinger (subclavian & IJ) versus venous cutdown (cephalic vein). On‐treatment analysis | 7 | 938 | Odds Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI) | 0.93 [0.57, 1.53] |
5 Seldinger (subclavian vein) versus venous cutdown (cephalic vein). On‐treatment analysis | 5 | 618 | Odds Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI) | 6.62 [2.24, 19.58] |
6 Seldinger (IJ vein) versus venous cutdown (cephalic vein). On‐treatment analysis | 2 | 332 | Odds Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI) | 0.75 [0.40, 1.43] |