Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

6 questions · 6 findings · 1 reviews

No studies found 1 · 16.7%GRADE not reported 2 · 33.3%Very low 0 · 0%Low 3 · 50%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%

Reulceration · people with healed venous leg ulcers

EU class 1 compression hosiery showed no clear difference in reulceration compared with EU class 2 compression hosiery (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Compression for preventing recurrence of venous ulcers 2024 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.7 [0.67, 4.32]
1 study · 99 participants
Low

Duration of reulceration episodes · people with healed venous leg ulcers

1 finding from 1 review

Compression for preventing recurrence of venous ulcers 2024 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
2014 participants
GRADE not reported

Reulceration · people with healed venous leg ulcers

UK class 2 compression hosiery may leads to higher reulceration compared with UK class 3 compression hosiery (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Compression for preventing recurrence of venous ulcers 2024 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.55 [1.26, 1.91]
5 studies · 1314 participants
Low

Duration of reulceration episodes · people with healed venous leg ulcers

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Compression for preventing recurrence of venous ulcers 2024 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Reulceration · people with healed venous leg ulcers

EU class 3 compression hosiery may leads to lower reulceration compared with no compression (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Compression for preventing recurrence of venous ulcers 2024 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.46 [0.27, 0.76]
1 study · 153 participants
Low

Duration of reulceration episodes · people with healed venous leg ulcers

1 finding from 1 review

Compression for preventing recurrence of venous ulcers 2024 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
2000 participants
GRADE not reported