A letter highlighting the conduct of one systematic review of the prevalence of bloodstream infection associated with arterial catheters.
Level of Investigation
Descriptive
Summary of Findings
The letter highlighting the conduct of one systematic review of the prevalence of bloodstream infection associated with arterial catheters states that no quality assessment was undertaken in this systematic review.
Number of systematic reviews included
1
Number of eligible systematic reviews assessed
1
Treatment impacted
No
Treatment impacted description
Interpretation impacted
Not Applicable
Interpretation impacted description
Does the article have a publicly available protocol?
Not Applicable
Did the review team include both methodological and clinical experts?
Not Applicable
Sampling strategy for obtaining the systematic reviews under assessment
Pre Selected
Was the sample size of systematic reviews subject to any formal sample size or power calculation?
Not Applicable
Were any or all of the study selection and data extraction performed in duplicate?
Not Applicable
Were any statistical adjustments made to correct for confounding?
Not Applicable
Are the methods of the article described in enough detail to replicate the study?
