Condition or Disorder | Intervention vs. Control | Outcome | Follow-up Duration | Event Rates % | NNT (95% CI) | |
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CER | EER | |||||
Intravenous skin antisepsis1 | 0.5% chlorohexidine gluconate (CHG) vs. 70% isopropyl alcohol swab followed by povidone-iodine swab (control) | Local catheter related infection | 72 hours | 12.5 | 1.2 | 9 (5 to 23) |
CHG vs. povidone-iodine swab followed by 70% isopropyl alcohol swab (control) | 9.9 | 1.2 | 12 (6 to 48) |