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What do systematic reviews say?

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

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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%

Alternating pressure (active) air surfaces vs foam surfaces

Ulcer healing · people with pressure ulcers

1 finding from 1 review

Beds, overlays and mattresses for treating pressure ulcers 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
2 studies · 132 participants
Very low

Reactive air surfaces vs foam surfaces

All reported adverse events · people with pressure ulcers

1 finding from 1 review

Beds, overlays and mattresses for treating pressure ulcers 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
2 studies · 156 participants
Low

Reactive air surfaces vs foam surfaces

Health‐related quality of life · people with pressure ulcers

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Beds, overlays and mattresses for treating pressure ulcers 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Reactive air surfaces vs foam surfaces

Cost‐effectiveness · people with pressure ulcers

1 finding from 1 review

Beds, overlays and mattresses for treating pressure ulcers 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 87 participants
Low

Reactive water surfaces vs foam surfaces

Ulcer healing · people with pressure ulcers

It is very uncertain whether reactive water surfaces changes proportion of participants with pressure ulcers completely healed compared with foam surfaces (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Beds, overlays and mattresses for treating pressure ulcers 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.07 [0.7, 1.63]
1 study · 101 participants
Very low

Reactive water surfaces vs foam surfaces

Time to complete healing of pressure ulcers ‐ not reported · people with pressure ulcers

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Beds, overlays and mattresses for treating pressure ulcers 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Reactive water surfaces vs foam surfaces

Support surface associated patient comfort · people with pressure ulcers

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Beds, overlays and mattresses for treating pressure ulcers 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Reactive water surfaces vs foam surfaces

All reported adverse events · people with pressure ulcers

1 finding from 1 review

Beds, overlays and mattresses for treating pressure ulcers 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 120 participants
Very low

Reactive water surfaces vs foam surfaces

Health‐related quality of life · people with pressure ulcers

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Beds, overlays and mattresses for treating pressure ulcers 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Reactive water surfaces vs foam surfaces

Cost‐effectiveness · people with pressure ulcers

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Beds, overlays and mattresses for treating pressure ulcers 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Alternating pressure (active) air surfaces vs foam surfaces

Time to complete healing of pressure ulcers ‐ not reported · people with pressure ulcers

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Beds, overlays and mattresses for treating pressure ulcers 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Alternating pressure (active) air surfaces vs foam surfaces

Support surface associated patient comfort · people with pressure ulcers

1 finding from 1 review

Beds, overlays and mattresses for treating pressure ulcers 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 39 participants
Very low

Alternating pressure (active) air surfaces vs foam surfaces

All reported adverse events · people with pressure ulcers

1 finding from 1 review

Beds, overlays and mattresses for treating pressure ulcers 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 49 participants
Very low

Alternating pressure (active) air surfaces vs foam surfaces

Health‐related quality of life · people with pressure ulcers

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Beds, overlays and mattresses for treating pressure ulcers 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Alternating pressure (active) air surfaces vs foam surfaces

Cost‐effectiveness · people with pressure ulcers

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Beds, overlays and mattresses for treating pressure ulcers 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Reactive air surfaces vs foam surfaces

Ulcer healing · people with pressure ulcers

Reactive air surfaces showed no clear difference in proportion of participants with pressure ulcers completely healed compared with foam surfaces (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Beds, overlays and mattresses for treating pressure ulcers 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.32 [0.96, 1.8]
2 studies · 156 participants
Low

Reactive air surfaces vs foam surfaces

Time to complete healing of pressure ulcers ‐ not reported · people with pressure ulcers

Reactive air surfaces may leads to higher time to complete pressure ulcer healing compared with foam surfaces (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Beds, overlays and mattresses for treating pressure ulcers 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
HR 2.66 [1.34, 5.17]
1 study · 84 participants
Low

Reactive air surfaces vs foam surfaces

Support surface associated patient comfort · people with pressure ulcers

1 finding from 1 review

Beds, overlays and mattresses for treating pressure ulcers 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 72 participants
Very low

Topical antimicrobial agent vs topical non‐antimicrobial agent

Outcomes (

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Topical treatment for facial burns 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Topical antimicrobial agent vs alternative antimicrobial agent

Change in wound surface area over time or partial healing (> 95%) (12 months) · people with facial burns

1 finding from 1 review

Topical treatment for facial burns 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
142 participants
Low