Comparison 2. Sensitivity analysis: all antimicrobial lock solutions versus control excluding studies deemed with high‐risk bias.
Outcome or subgroup title | No. of studies | No. of participants | Statistical method | Effect size |
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1 Catheter‐related infection (per 1000 catheter‐days) | 18 | Rate Ratio (Random, 95% CI) | 0.47 [0.32, 0.68] | |
2 Thrombosis (per 1000 catheter‐days) | 9 | Rate Ratio (Random, 95% CI) | 0.85 [0.48, 1.52] |