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No studies found 2 · 6.9%GRADE not reported 14 · 48.3%Very low 7 · 24.1%Low 3 · 10.3%Moderate 3 · 10.3%High 0 · 0%

Silver‐alginate dressing vs control

CRBSI ‐ Unit of analysis: infants Clinical and microbiological methods · newborn infants with central venous catheters

Silver‐alginate dressing showed no clear difference in CRBSI ‐ Unit of analysis: infants Clinical and microbiological methods compared with control (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Antimicrobial dressings for the prevention of catheter‐related infections in newborn infants with central venous… 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.5 [0.14, 1.78]
1 study · 50 participants
Moderate

Silver‐alginate dressing vs control

CRBSI ‐ Unit of analysis: catheters Clinial and microbiological methods · newborn infants with central venous catheters

Silver‐alginate dressing showed no clear difference in CRBSI ‐ Unit of analysis: catheters Clinial and microbiological… compared with control (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Antimicrobial dressings for the prevention of catheter‐related infections in newborn infants with central venous… 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.72 [0.27, 1.89]
1 study · 118 participants
Moderate

Silver‐alginate dressing vs control

Mortality Clinial assessment · newborn infants with central venous catheters

Silver‐alginate dressing showed no clear difference in mortality Clinial assessment compared with control (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Antimicrobial dressings for the prevention of catheter‐related infections in newborn infants with central venous… 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.55 [0.15, 2.05]
2 studies · 150 participants
Moderate

Silver‐alginate dressing vs control

Adverse effects: contact dermatitis · newborn infants with central venous catheters

1 finding from 1 review

Antimicrobial dressings for the prevention of catheter‐related infections in newborn infants with central venous… 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
2 studies · 150 participants
GRADE not reported

Alginate dressing followed by hydrocolloid dressing vs hydrocolloid dressing

Change in wound size · 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 · 110 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

Alginate dressing followed by hydrocolloid dressing vs hydrocolloid dressing

Adverse events · people with pressure ulcers

Alginate dressing followed by hydrocolloid dressing showed no clear difference in adverse events compared with hydrocolloid dressing alone (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Alginate dressings for treating pressure ulcers 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.12 [0.36, 3.44]
1 study · 110 participants
Low