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Table 1 Effect estimates

From: Oral chlorhexidine to prevent nosocomial pneumonia in critically ill patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis

 

Number of studies

Participants

Effect

RTI

14

3,338

OR 0.57

Mortality

11

3,233

OR 1.2

MV days

6 noncardiac

1,027

WMD + 1.34

ITU LOS days

4 noncardiac

702

WMD -0.51

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