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. 2018 Apr 3;2018(4):CD010597. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD010597.pub2

Geron 2008.

Methods
  • Study design: parallel RCT

  • Study duration: 6 months

  • Duration of follow‐up: not reported

Participants
  • Setting: not reported

  • Country: Israel

  • Patients with newly inserted tunnel cuffed catheter

  • Number: treatment group 1 (5); treatment group 2 (7); control group (5)

  • Mean age ± SD (years): not reported

  • Sex (M/F): not reported

  • Exclusion criteria: not reported

Interventions Treatment group 1
  • Taurolock


Treatment group 2
  • Taurolock

  • Heparin: 500 U/mL


Control group
  • Heparin: 5000 U/mL

Outcomes
  • CRI

  • Patency dysfunction

Notes
  • Abstract‐only publication

  • Funding source: not reported

Risk of bias
Bias Authors' judgement Support for judgement
Random sequence generation (selection bias) Unclear risk Insufficient information to permit judgement
Allocation concealment (selection bias) Unclear risk Insufficient information to permit judgement
Blinding of participants and personnel (performance bias) 
 All outcomes Unclear risk Insufficient information to permit judgement
Blinding of outcome assessment (detection bias) 
 All outcomes Unclear risk Insufficient information to permit judgement
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) 
 All outcomes Unclear risk Insufficient information to permit judgement
Selective reporting (reporting bias) Unclear risk Insufficient information to permit judgement
Other bias Unclear risk Insufficient information to permit judgement