Patching vs no patching: Complete wound healing
Patching showed no clear difference in complete healing after 24 hours compared with no patching (low certainty).
What each review found
Include earlier review versions| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Patching vs no patching Complete healing after 24 hours · participants with corneal abrasion Patching showed no clear difference in complete healing after 24 hours compared with no patching (low certainty). Patching for corneal abrasion (2016) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | RR 0.89 [0.79, 1] | 7 studies · 531 participants | Low |
Patching vs no patching Complete healing after 48 hours · participants with corneal abrasion Patching showed no clear difference in complete healing after 48 hours compared with no patching (moderate certainty). Patching for corneal abrasion (2016) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | RR 0.97 [0.91, 1.02] | 6 studies · 497 participants | Moderate |
Patching vs no patching Complete healing after 72 hours · participants with corneal abrasion Patching showed no clear difference in complete healing after 72 hours compared with no patching (moderate certainty). Patching for corneal abrasion (2016) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | RR 1.01 [0.97, 1.05] | 4 studies · 430 participants | Moderate |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patching for corneal abrasion 2016 · 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.