Oguz 2006.
Methods | RCT Open 2003‐2004 |
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Participants | Number: 37 patients (65 episodes) Age: cefepime mean 11.16 ± SD 3.64; meropenem 11.15 ± 2.57 |
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Interventions | cefepime 50 mg/kgX3 versus meropenem 20 mg/kgX3 |
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Outcomes | All cause and infection‐related mortality (at least 7 days after discontinuation of treatment) | |
Notes | Turkey | |
Risk of bias | ||
Bias | Authors' judgement | Support for judgement |
Adequate sequence generation? | Low risk | computer generated list |
Allocation concealment? | Unclear risk | No description |
Blinding? All outcomes | High risk | Blinding not used |
Incomplete outcome data addressed? All‐cause mortality | Low risk | |
Incomplete outcome data addressed? Treatment failure | Low risk | |
Free of other bias? | High risk | Unit of randomization = episodes; patients to episodes ratio 0.57 |