Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

2 questions · 3 findings · 1 reviews · Wounds

No studies found 2 · 66.7%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 1 · 33.3%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%

Proportion of wounds which were infection‐free · patients with traumatic wounds due to dog bite

It is very uncertain whether primary closure changes proportion of wounds which were infection‐free compared with no closure (very low certainty).

2 findings from 1 review

Primary closure versus delayed or no closure for traumatic wounds due to mammalian bite 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.01 [0.97, 1.05]
2 studies · 782 participants
Very low
Primary closure versus delayed or no closure for traumatic wounds due to mammalian bite 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Proportion of wounds which were infection‐free · patients with traumatic wounds due to dog bite

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Primary closure versus delayed or no closure for traumatic wounds due to mammalian bite 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found