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Application of heat vs application of cold: Dermatological signs up to 1 week after the sting
- Population
- people stung accidentally by bluebottle jellyfish (Physalia) and box jellyfish that do not cause Irukandji syndrome (Hawaiian box jellyfish (Carybdea alata) and major box jellyfish (Chironex fleckeri))
- Intervention
- Application of heat
- Comparison
- application of cold
- Outcome
- Dermatological signs up to 1 week after the sting
It is very uncertain whether application of heat changes dermatological signs up to 1 week after the sting Reported in… compared with application of cold (very low certainty).
What each review found
Include earlier review versions| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Application of heat vs application of cold Dermatological signs up to 1 week after the sting Reported in studies as: itchiness, red mark, or rash · people stung accidentally by bluebottle jellyfish (Physalia) and box jellyfish that do not cause Irukandji syndrome… It is very uncertain whether application of heat changes dermatological signs up to 1 week after the sting Reported in… compared with application of cold (very low certainty). Interventions for the symptoms and signs resulting from jellyfish stings (2023) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | RR 1.02 [0.63, 1.65] | 2 studies · 98 participants | Very low |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Interventions for the symptoms and signs resulting from jellyfish stings 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | Not reported | Not extracted | Not assessed |
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.