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ArticleGMS hygiene and infection control2021

Preclinical evaluation of passive disinfection caps with a long-term catheter for the prevention of catheter-related bloodstream infection in pediatric cancer patients.

Arne Simon, Wolfgang Fahrendorf, Guido Hitschmann

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Article in GMS hygiene and infection control, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
2citing papers in PubMed
0.3field-weighted citation impact, top 42% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 2 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Article
  2. Smartphone compatible nitric oxide releasing insert to prevent catheter-associated infections.Journal of controlled release : official journal of the Controlled Release Society · 2022
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Arne SimonPediatric Oncology and Hematology, Children's Hospital Medical Center, Saarland University Hospital, Homburg/Saar, Germany.
Wolfgang Fahrendorf3M Medical Solutions Division, Health Care Business Group, 3M Central Europe Region, 3M Deutschland GmbH, Neuss, Germany.
Guido HitschmannMedical Solutions Division Laboratory, Europe, Middle East and Africa, 3M Deutschland GmbH, Neuss, Germany.
3M (Germany) · DESaarland University · DE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The use of passive disinfection devices (disinfection caps) may be a beneficial part of a maintenance care bundle, aiming at the prevention of catheter-related bloodstream infections in pediatric cancer patients. This preclinical

Indexed as

bloodstream infectioncentral venous catheterpassive disinfection devicepediatric cancer patientsscrub the hub

Identifiers

PMID34113538
PMCPMC8167456
OpenAlexW3171906673

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Registered trials

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