Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

6 questions · 6 findings · 2 reviews · Wounds

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

Incidence of healing, short‐term · people of any age with an existing pressure ulcer of Category/Stage II or above

It is very uncertain whether foam dressings changes incidence of healing, short‐term compared with hydrocolloid dressings (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Foam dressings for treating pressure ulcers 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.85 [0.54, 1.34]
3 studies · 198 participants
Very low

Time to complete healing · people of any age with an existing pressure ulcer of Category/Stage II or above

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Foam dressings for treating pressure ulcers 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Adverse events, short‐term · people of any age with an existing pressure ulcer of Category/Stage II or above

It is very uncertain whether foam dressings changes adverse events, short‐term compared with hydrocolloid dressings (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Foam dressings for treating pressure ulcers 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.88 [0.37, 2.11]
3 studies · 198 participants
Very low

Quality of life · people of any age with an existing pressure ulcer of Category/Stage II or above

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Foam dressings for treating pressure ulcers 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Ulcer healing · people with diabetes and foot ulcers

It is very uncertain whether foam dressings changes number of ulcers healed compared with hydrocolloid matrix dressings (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Foam dressings for healing diabetic foot ulcers 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.88 [0.61, 1.26]
1 study · 40 participants
Very low

Adverse events · people with diabetes and foot ulcers

1 finding from 1 review

Foam dressings for healing diabetic foot ulcers 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
0 studies · 1 participants
GRADE not reported