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1,562 questions · 1,645 findings · 107 reviews · Wounds

No studies found 651 · 39.6%GRADE not reported 84 · 5.1%Very low 554 · 33.7%Low 283 · 17.2%Moderate 64 · 3.9%High 9 · 0.5%

Different types of pressure garment (Caroskin Tricot plus an adhesive silicone gel sheet vs Gecko Nanoplast

Scar improvement (POSAS) (0–10, higher score = more severe scarring) · people with burn wounds likely to develop hypertrophic scarring

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

2 findings from 1 review

Pressure‐garment therapy (PGT) vs silicone

Scar improvement (POSAS) (0–10, higher score = more severe scarring) · people with burn wounds likely to develop hypertrophic scarring
2 findings from 1 review

Summary of findings table ‐ Off‐midline closure vs tension‐free midline closure

Wound infection · pilonidal sinus

It is very uncertain whether summary of findings table ‐ Off‐midline closure changes wound infection compared with tension‐free midline closure (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Summary of findings table ‐ Off‐midline closure vs tension‐free midline closure

Wound dehiscence · pilonidal sinus

It is very uncertain whether summary of findings table ‐ Off‐midline closure changes wound dehiscence compared with tension‐free midline closure (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Summary of findings table ‐ Off‐midline closure (Karydakis flap) vs off‐midline closure (Limberg flap)

Proportion of wounds healed · pilonidal sinus

Summary of findings table ‐ Off‐midline closure (Karydakis flap) showed no clear difference in proportion of wounds healed compared with off‐midline closure (Limberg flap) (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Summary of findings table ‐ Off‐midline closure (Karydakis flap) vs off‐midline closure (Limberg flap)

Recurrence · pilonidal sinus

Summary of findings table ‐ Off‐midline closure (Karydakis flap) showed no clear difference in recurrence rate compared with off‐midline closure (Limberg flap) (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Summary of findings table ‐ Off‐midline closure (Karydakis flap) vs off‐midline closure (Limberg flap)

Wound infection · pilonidal sinus

Summary of findings table ‐ Off‐midline closure (Karydakis flap) showed no clear difference in wound infection compared with off‐midline closure (Limberg flap) (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review