Abstract
Objective To evaluate the effects of five different dressings in the treatment of phlebitis. Methods A systematic search of PubMed, EMBASE, Cochrane Library, Web of Science, CINAHL, Chinese Biomedical Literature Database (CBM), Chinese Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI) and WanFang Database was carried out. Randomized control trials (RCTs) examining the effects of dressings for the treatment of phlebitis were included. Methodological quality of included RCTs was assessed according to the Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions 5.1.0. All data was screened, extracted and reviewed by 2 researchers independently and analyzed by WinBugs, R and Stata. Results 27 RCTs involving 2 283 patients were included. The results of network Meta-analysis showed the statistically significant difference in favor of hydrocolloid, foam, hydrogels and film dressings when compared to 50% magnesium sulfate (P 0.05). Probability ranking according to surface under the cumulative ranking possibility for film and hydrocolloid dressings in the treatment of phlebitis. Conclusions Based on the results of network Meta-analysis and rank, film and hydrocolloid dressings were superior to other dressings in the treatment of phlebitis. More attentions should be made regarding comparisons directly of different dressing and reporting of cost-effective analysis. Key words: Bandages; Phlebitis; Network Meta-analysis
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