• Acta Anaesthesiol Scand · Nov 2024

    Review Meta Analysis

    Selective decontamination of the digestive tract in burn patients: Protocol for a systematic review.

    • Emma Atsuko Tsuchiya, Jacob Jensen-Abbew, Mette Krag, MøllerMorten HylanderMHDepartment of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.Department of Intensive Care, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark., Martin Risom Vestergaard, Christian Overgaard-Steensen, Marie Helleberg, Rikke Holmgaard, and Johan Heiberg.
    • Department of Anaesthesia, Centre of Head and Orthopaedics, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark.
    • Acta Anaesthesiol Scand. 2024 Nov 1; 68 (10): 154915551549-1555.

    BackgroundNosocomial infections contribute significantly to mortality and morbidity in burn patients. Selective decontamination of the digestive tract is an infection prevention measure that has been shown to improve survival in mechanically ventilated intensive care unit (ICU) patients. It has been hypothesized that burn patients may benefit from selective decontamination of the digestive tract.Methods/DesignWe will conduct a systematic review with meta-analysis and trial sequential analysis of randomized clinical trials (RCTs) assessing the patient-important effects of selective decontamination of the digestive tract in burn patients, as compared with placebo or no intervention/standard of care. The primary outcome will be 30-day mortality. Secondary outcomes include serious adverse events, anti-microbial resistance, pneumonia, blood stream infections, ICU- and hospital-free days and 90-day mortality. We will search the following databases: CENTRAL, MEDLINE, EMBASE, BIOSIS, Web of Science and CINAHL and follow the recommendations provided by the Cochrane Collaboration and the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines. The certainty of evidence will be assessed according to the GRADE approach: Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation.DiscussionThere is clinical equipoise about the use of selective decontamination of the digestive tract in burn patients. In the outlined systematic review and meta-analysis, we will assess the desirable and undesirable effects of selective decontamination of the digestive tract in burn patients.© 2024 The Author(s). Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica Foundation.

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