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What do systematic reviews say?

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Alginate vs dextranomer

Wound infection · people with pressure ulcers

It is very uncertain whether alginate changes wound infection compared with dextranomer paste (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Alginate dressings for treating pressure ulcers 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.96 [0.14, 6.51]
1 study · 92 participants
Very low

Silver‐alginate dressing vs plain alginate

Wound infection · people with pressure ulcers

1 finding from 1 review

Alginate dressings for treating pressure ulcers 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 28 participants
Very low

Alginate dressing followed by hydrocolloid dressing vs hydrocolloid dressing

Wound infection · people with pressure ulcers

It is very uncertain whether alginate dressing followed by hydrocolloid dressing changes wound infection compared with hydrocolloid dressing alone (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Alginate dressings for treating pressure ulcers 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 2.79 [0.12, 67.1]
1 study · 110 participants
Very low