Table 1 Main characteristics of the included studies
Study | Country | Age (years, mean ± SD) | Population | Sample size | Outcome | Sterilization | Vein | Operator |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Airapetian2013 [20] | France | US: 63 ± 15 LM: 67 ± 16 | Adult | 74 | CRBSIs, catheter colonization | Povidone-iodine | Internal jugular or femoral | Ten residents |
Dolu2015 [22] | Turkey | US: 53.6 ± 5.8 LM: 53.2 ± 9.10 | Adult | 100 | CRBSIs | Not described | Internal jugular | Four residents |
Gok2013 [23] | Turkey | US: 48.9 ± 21.9 LM: 51.8 ± 21.3 | Adult | 194 | CRBSIs | 10% povidone-iodine | Internal jugular | One anesthesiologist |
Karakitsos2006 [21] | Greece | US: 58.3 ± 10.3 LM: 59 ± 9.5 | Adult | 900 | CRBSIs | Povidone-iodine | Internal jugular | Attending cardiologists, intensivists, and surgeons |