The scientific arguments, which played a role when formulating recommendations, are the results of systematic reviews.
Some reviews are conducted by the WIP themselves. Below you can find these reviews in 'systematic reviews made by WIP'.
Clicking on a review title you will see the data of that review (PDF). Some of these systematic reviews have been published in
medical journals. Clicking on journal references you will be directly linked to PubMed. Whether you will get the full text of a
certain review depends on the appointments the library of your institution made.
Below you can also find a list with 'systematic reviews awaiting assessment'. These reviews have not been
considered in the current guidelines. Every six months the WIP search the literature by filters to identify new systematic reviews,
which could be relevant for their guidelines. Revising a guideline, reviews on the subject in question will be judged on validity
and applicability by a checklist.
In both columns, the systematic reviews are arranged according to outcome measures, as catheter-related infection, catheter-associated urinary tract infection, ventilator-associated pneumonia, surgical-site infection and nosocomial diarrhoea.
Systematic reviews awaiting assessment |
Catheter-associated urinary tract infection |
 | Systematic review: antimicrobial urinary catheters to prevent catheter-associated urinary tract infection in hospitalized patients.
Johnson JR, Kuskowski MA, Wilt TJ
Annals of internal medicine. 2006 Jan 17;144(2):116-26 |
| Clamping Short-term Indwelling Catheters: A Systematic Review of the Evidence.
Fernandez RS, Griffiths RD
Journal of wound, ostomy, and continence nursing : official publication of The Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurses Society / WOCN. 2005 September/October;32(5):329-336 |
Systematic reviews made by WIP |
| Risk factors for catheter associated urinary tract infections
BS Niël-Weise, PJ van den Broek
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| Silver-coated urinary catheters or not?
BS Niel-Weise, SM Arend, PJ van den Broek
(This review is published in the J Hosp Infect. 2002 Oct;52(2):81-7) |
| Indwelling urethral catheterization or suprapubic catheterization or intermittent catheterization?
BS Niël-Weise, PJ van den Broek
(This review is published in The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2005, Issue 3) |
| Antibiotic policies for short-term catheter bladder drainage in adults.
BS Niël-Weise, PJ van den Broek
(This review is published in The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2005 Jul 20, Issue 3) |
| Urinary catheter policies for long-term bladder drainage.
BS Niël-Weise, PJ van den Broek
(This review is published in The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2005 Jan 25, Issue 1) |
Systematic reviews awaiting assessment |
Surgical site infection |
| Perioperative intranasal mupirocin for the prevention of surgical-site infections: systematic review of the literature and meta-analysis.
Kallen AJ, Wilson CT, Larson RJ
Infection control and hospital epidemiology : the official journal of the Society of Hospital Epidemiologists of America. 2005 Dec;26(12):916-22 |
| Disposable surgical face masks: a systematic review.
Lipp A, Edwards P
Canadian operating room nursing journal. 2005 Sep;23(3):20-1, 24-5, 33-8 |
Systematic reviews made by WIP |
| The evidence on hair removal policies in clean surgery — a systematic review of randomised controlled trials
BS Niël-Weise, JC Wille, PJ van den Broek
(This review is published in Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology 2005 Dec;26(12):923-8) |
| Surgical face masks or not during surgery?
BS Niël-Weise, PJ van den Broek |
| Is there evidence for recommending preoperative eradication of Staphylococcus aureus nasal carriage in guidelines?
BS Niël-Weise, J Kluytmans, PJ van den Broek
(This review was presented in a poster session during the SHEA meeting 2004) |
| Thermal policies in the perioperative setting
BS Niël-Weise, J Kluytmans, PJ van den Broek |
Catheter-related infection |
| Topical application of mupirocin to the exit site in haemodialysis patients or not?
BS Niël-Weise, A Lampe |
| Needleless closed catheter access systems or not?
Niel-Weise BS, Daha TJ, van den Broek PJ
J Hosp Infect. 2006 Apr;62(4):406-13. Epub 2006 Jan 31. Review. |
| Which type of anti-infective-treated central venous catheters should be used?
Niël-Weise BS, Stijnen T, van den Broek PJ.
Intensive Care Med. 2007 Dec;33(12):2058-68. Epub 2007 Oct 17 |
| Anti-infective-treated central venous catheters or not?
Niël-Weise BS, Stijnen T, van den Broek PJ.
Intensive Care Med. 2007 Dec;33(12):2058-68. Epub 2007 Oct 17 |
| Anti-infective-treated central venous catheters for total parenteral nutrition or chemotherapy: a systematic review.
Niël-Weise BS, Stijnen T, van den Broek PJ.
J Hosp Infect. 2008 Jun;69(2):114-23 . Epub 2008 Apr 25 |
| Should inline-filters be used in peripheral intravenous catheters to prevent infusion-related phlebitis? – a systematic review of randomised controlled trials
Niël-Weise BS, Stijnen T, van den Broek PJ |
| PICC or central venous catheter?
Niël-Weise BS, van den Broek PJ |
| PICC or peripheral intravenous catheter ?
Niël-Weise BS, van den Broek PJ |
| Should antibiotic-based catheter lock solutions be used in oncologic patients to prevent catheter-related bloodstream infection? - a systematic review of randomised controlled trials
Niël-Weise BS, van den Broek PJ |
| Should antibiotic-based catheter lock solutions be used in haemodialysis patients to prevent catheter-related bloodstream infection? - a systematic review of randomised controlled trials
Niël-Weise BS, van den Broek PJ |
| Should non-tunnelled central venous catheters be covered by chlorhexidine dressings?
Niël-Weise BS, Van Vliet AK, van den Broek PJ |
| Should tunnelled central venous catheters be covered by chlorhexidine dressings?
Niël-Weise BS, Van Vliet AK, van den Broek PJ |
Ventilator-associated pneumonia |
| Changing ventilator circuit routinely?
B.S. Niël-Weise, P.J. van den Broek |
| Semi-recumbent position or not?
B.S. Niël-Weise, P.J. van den Broek |
| Changing closed suction catheters less than every 24 hours
B.S. Niël-Weise, R.L.M.M. Snoeren, P.J. van den Broek
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2007 May;28(5):531-6. Epub 2007 Mar 22. |
| Hygroscopic or hydrophobic heat and moisture exchanger?
B.S. Niël-Weise, P.J. van den Broek |
| Closed or open endotracheal suction systems?
B.S. Niël-Weise, R.L.M.M. Snoeren, P.J. van den Broek
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2007 May;28(5):531-6. Epub 2007 Mar 22. |
| Which heat and moisture exchanger with bacteria-filtering property should be used?
B.S. Niël-Weise, P.J. van den Broek |
| Changing heat and moisture exchangers less than every 24 hours?
B.S. Niël-Weise, P.J. van den Broek |
| Heated-wire circuits or not?
B.S. Niël-Weise, J.C. Wille, P.J. van den Broek |
| Interposing bacterial filters in ventilator circuits or not?
B.S. Niël-Weise, P.J. van den Broek |
| Heat and moisture exchanger or active humidification?
B.S. Niël-Weise, J.C. Wille, P.J. van den Broek
J Hosp Infect. 2007 Apr;65(4):285-91. Epub 2007 Feb 21. |
| Nasotracheal or orotracheal tubes
B.S. Niël-Weise, P.J. van den Broek |
