Comparison 5. Non‐antibiotic antimicrobial lock solutions versus control.

Outcome or subgroup title	No. of studies	No. of participants	Statistical method	Effect size
1 Catheter‐related infection (per 1000 catheter‐days)	11		Rate Ratio (Random, 95% CI)	0.65 [0.41, 1.05]
2 Catheter‐related infection (per 1000 dialysis sessions)	1		Rate Ratio (Random, 95% CI)	Totals not selected
3 Thrombosis (per 1000 catheter‐days)	8		Rate Ratio (Random, 95% CI)	0.85 [0.44, 1.66]
4 Thrombosis (per 1000 dialysis sessions)	1		Rate Ratio (Random, 95% CI)	Totals not selected
5 Colonisation	1		Rate Ratio (Random, 95% CI)	0.99 [0.27, 3.68]
6 Subgroup analysis: catheter‐related infection (per 1000 catheter‐days) in tunnelled catheters	9		Rate Ratio (Random, 95% CI)	0.60 [0.40, 0.91]
7 Subgroup analysis: catheter‐related infection (per 1000 catheter‐days) in non‐tunnelled catheters	4		Rate Ratio (Random, 95% CI)	0.93 [0.48, 1.81]
8 Subgroup analysis: thrombosis (per 1000 catheter‐days) in tunnelled catheters	5		Rate Ratio (Random, 95% CI)	1.17 [0.57, 2.41]
9 Subgroup analysis: thrombosis (per 1000 catheter‐days) in non‐tunnelled catheters	4		Rate Ratio (Random, 95% CI)	0.66 [0.25, 1.72]