Corapcioglu 2006.
Methods | RCT Open 2004‐2005 |
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Participants | Number: 28 patients (50 episodes) Age: med 8.4 ± SD 5.2 | |
Interventions | piperacillin‐tazobactam 80+10mg/kgX4 versus cefepime 50mg/kgX3 |
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Outcomes | Infection‐related mortality (at least 7 days after discontinuation of treatment) Clinical failure, fever duration Drug modifications Adverse events |
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Notes | Turkey | |
Risk of bias | ||
Bias | Authors' judgement | Support for judgement |
Adequate sequence generation? | Unclear risk | Consecutive randomization |
Allocation concealment? | Unclear risk | No description |
Blinding? All outcomes | High risk | Blinding not used |
Incomplete outcome data addressed? All‐cause mortality | Unclear risk | All‐cause mortality not assessed |
Incomplete outcome data addressed? Treatment failure | Low risk | |
Free of other bias? | High risk | Unit of randomization = episodes; patients to episodes ratio 0.56 |