Question · asked by 1 review
foam dressing vs basic wound contact dressing: Time to complete healing
- Population
- people of any age with an existing pressure ulcer of Category/Stage II or above
- Intervention
- foam dressing
- Comparison
- basic wound contact dressing
- Outcome
- Time to complete healing
What each review found
Current versions only| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Foam dressings vs basic contact dressings Time to complete healing (days) medium‐term · people of any age with an existing pressure ulcer Category/Stage II or above Foam dressings for treating pressure ulcers (2017) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 95 participants | Very low |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foam dressings for treating pressure ulcers 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | Not reported | Not extracted | Not assessed |
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How reviews are matched to this question
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