What do systematic reviews say?

Distilled water vs cooled boiled water

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Water for wound cleansing 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  No studies found

Distilled water vs cooled boiled water

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Water for wound cleansing 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  No studies found

Distilled water vs cooled boiled water

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Water for wound cleansing 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  No studies found

Tap water vs no wound cleansing

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Water for wound cleansing 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  No studies found

Tap water vs no wound cleansing

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Water for wound cleansing 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  No studies found

Tap water vs no wound cleansing

• Water for wound cleansing 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 52 participants
  Low

Tap water vs no wound cleansing

• Water for wound cleansing 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  2 studies · 102 participants
  Low

Tap water vs Normal saline

It is very uncertain whether tap water changes infection compared with normal saline (very low certainty).

• Water for wound cleansing 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.84 [0.59, 1.19]
  8 studies · 2204 participants
  Very low

Tap water vs Normal saline

It is very uncertain whether tap water changes wounds healed compared with normal saline (very low certainty).

• Water for wound cleansing 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.57 [0.3, 1.07]
  2 studies · 79 participants
  Very low

Negative pressure wound therapy vs standard dressing

Negative pressure wound therapy showed no clear difference in mortality (proportion of participants dying in each group at compared with standard dressing (low certainty).

• Negative pressure wound therapy for surgical wounds healing by primary closure 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.78 [0.47, 1.3]
  11 studies · 6384 participants
  Low

Negative pressure wound therapy vs standard dressing

Negative pressure wound therapy probably leads to lower surgical site infection (proportion of participants in each group… compared with standard dressing (moderate certainty).

• Negative pressure wound therapy for surgical wounds healing by primary closure 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.73 [0.63, 0.85]
  44 studies · 11403 participants
  Moderate

Negative pressure wound therapy vs standard dressing

Negative pressure wound therapy showed no clear difference in dehiscence (proportion of participants in each group with wound… compared with standard dressing (moderate certainty).

• Negative pressure wound therapy for surgical wounds healing by primary closure 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.97 [0.82, 1.16]
  23 studies · 8724 participants
  Moderate

Negative pressure wound therapy vs standard dressing

• Negative pressure wound therapy for surgical wounds healing by primary closure 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  18 studies · 6272 participants
  Low

Negative pressure wound therapy vs standard dressing

Negative pressure wound therapy showed no clear difference in seroma (proportion of participants in each group with seroma; compared with standard dressing (low certainty).

• Negative pressure wound therapy for surgical wounds healing by primary closure 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.82 [0.65, 1.05]
  15 studies · 5436 participants
  Low

Negative pressure wound therapy vs standard dressing

It is very uncertain whether negative pressure wound therapy changes haematoma (proportion of participants in each group with haematoma; compared with standard dressing (very low certainty).

• Negative pressure wound therapy for surgical wounds healing by primary closure 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.79 [0.48, 1.3]
  17 studies · 5909 participants
  Very low

Negative pressure wound therapy vs standard dressing

Negative pressure wound therapy may leads to higher skin blisters (proportion of participants in each group with at… compared with standard dressing (low certainty).

• Negative pressure wound therapy for surgical wounds healing by primary closure 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 3.55 [1.43, 8.77]
  11 studies · 5015 participants
  Low

Hydrogel dressings vs saline gauze

It is very uncertain whether hydrogel dressings changes complete wound healing compared with gauze and saline (very low certainty).

• Hydrogel dressings for venous leg ulcers 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 5.33 [1.73, 16.42]
  1 study · 60 participants
  Very low

Hydrogel dressings vs alginate gel

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Hydrogel dressings for venous leg ulcers 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  No studies found

Hydrogel dressings vs alginate gel

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Hydrogel dressings for venous leg ulcers 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  No studies found

Hydrogel dressings vs alginate gel

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Hydrogel dressings for venous leg ulcers 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  No studies found