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ArticleMethods and protocols2020

Antimicrobial Lock Therapy in Clinical Practice: A Scoping Review Protocol.

Aniello Alfieri, Sveva Di Franco, Maria Beatrice Passavanti, Maria Caterina Pace, Agata Stanga, Vittorio Simeon, Paolo Chiodini, Sebastiano Leone, Vettakkara Kandy Muhammed Niyas, Marco Fiore

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Article in Methods and protocols, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Aniello AlfieriDepartment of Women, Child and General and Specialized Surgery, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", 80138 Naples 80138, Italy.
Sveva Di FrancoDepartment of Women, Child and General and Specialized Surgery, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", 80138 Naples 80138, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-0399-2677
Maria Beatrice PassavantiDepartment of Women, Child and General and Specialized Surgery, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", 80138 Naples 80138, Italy.
Maria Caterina PaceDepartment of Women, Child and General and Specialized Surgery, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", 80138 Naples 80138, Italy.
Agata StangaDepartment of Women, Child and General and Specialized Surgery, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", 80138 Naples 80138, Italy.
Vittorio SimeonDepartment of Public, Clinical and Preventive Medicine, Medical Statistics Unit, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, 80138 Naples, Italy.
Paolo ChiodiniDepartment of Public, Clinical and Preventive Medicine, Medical Statistics Unit, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, 80138 Naples, Italy.
Sebastiano LeoneDivision of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, San Giuseppe Moscati Hospital, Contrada Amoretta, 83100 Avellino, Italy.
Vettakkara Kandy Muhammed NiyasDepartment of Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi 110029, India.
Marco FioreDepartment of Women, Child and General and Specialized Surgery, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", 80138 Naples 80138, Italy.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Our objective is to review the scientific literature on the use of antimicrobial lock therapy (ALT). To achieve this result, our scoping review will address the following seven key questions: 1) Who are the patients who will benefit from this technique? 2) What are the techniques utilized? 3) What are the settings in which the technique is performed? 4) When the technique is performed? 5) Why the technique is performed? 6) How the technique is performed? 7) In how much amount, of such technique performed? This review considers all studies published in full and in peer-reviewed journals, with no restrictions on language, on the year of publication and age of the participants. Both randomized controlled trials and observational studies will be included. This scoping review has been planned on a five-stage framework: 1. Identifying the review question; 2. identifying relevant studies; 3. study selection; 4. charting the data; 5. collating, summarizing, and reporting the results. It is conducted in accordance with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses Guidelines. The databases utilized will include MEDLINE via PubMed, EMBASE and Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials and Grey Literature. SCOPING REVIEW REGISTRATION: Open Science Framework https://osf.io/vphwm/.

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ALTanti-infective agentsantimicrobial lock therapybacteremiabiofilmcatheter-related bloodstream infectioncentral-line-associated bloodstream infectioncentral venous cathetersscoping review

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PMID32059575
PMCPMC7189672

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