Primary (complete) wound closure vs delayed closure: Proportion of wounds which were infection‐free
It is very uncertain whether primary closure changes proportion of wounds which were infection free on day 7 compared with delayed closure (very low certainty).
What each review found
Include earlier review versions| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Primary closure vs delayed closure Proportion of wounds which were infection free on day 7 · patients with traumatic wounds due to dog bite It is very uncertain whether primary closure changes proportion of wounds which were infection free on day 7 compared with delayed closure (very low certainty). Primary closure versus delayed or no closure for traumatic wounds due to mammalian bite (2019) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | RR 0.98 [0.9, 1.07] | 1 study · 120 participants | Very low |
Primary closure vs delayed closure Proportion of wounds which were infection‐free · patients with traumatic wounds due to dog bite The review found no eligible studies for this question. Primary closure versus delayed or no closure for traumatic wounds due to mammalian bite (2019) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | no estimate extracted | Not reported | No studies found |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary closure versus delayed or no closure for traumatic wounds due to mammalian bite 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | Not reported | list not extracted yet | Not assessed |
Studies behind the findings
None of these reviews ties its included studies to this outcome in the data here. Cochrane reviews and reviews with headline outcomes only do not list their studies yet.
How reviews are matched to this question
Reviews word the same question differently. Four decision models (TypeSafe's Jev, Liquid AI's d1-ultra, SubQ Snap and Baseten's Elephant) judged each wording of the population, intervention, comparator and outcome against the others; two wordings count as the same when at least three of them agree and none clearly disagrees, and findings count as this question only when all four elements match. Timing, setting and subgroup never split a question: they are shown on each finding.