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. 2015 Feb 2;2015(2):CD001067. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD001067.pub3

Comparison 7. Once daily versus thrice‐daily (8‐hourly) gentamicin dosing.

Outcome or subgroup title No. of studies No. of participants Statistical method Effect size
1 Treatment failure 4 463 Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI) 0.70 [0.49, 1.00]
2 Nephrotoxicity 3 353 Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI) 3.04 [0.13, 73.43]
3 Length of stay 3 322 Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI) ‐0.73 [‐1.27, ‐0.20]