Comparison 1. Outcome silver‐coated ETT versus non‐coated ETT.

Outcome or subgroup title	No. of studies	No. of participants	Statistical method	Effect size
1 Risk of VAP at any time in patients intubated for ≥ 24 hours	1	1509	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.64 [0.43, 0.96]
2 Risk of VAP within 10 days of intubation in patients intubated for ≥ 24 hours	1	1509	Odds Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)	0.51 [0.31, 0.82]
3 Hospital mortality	1	1509	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	1.09 [0.93, 1.29]
4 Device‐related adverse events	2	2081	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.65 [0.37, 1.16]