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What do systematic reviews say?

8 questions · 10 findings · 1 reviews · Wounds

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High frequency ultrasound vs no ultrasound

Ulcers completely healed · people with venous leg ulcers

It is very uncertain whether high frequency ultrasound changes proportion of ulcers completely healed at 3 weeks compared with no ultrasound (very low certainty).

3 findings from 1 review

Therapeutic ultrasound for venous leg ulcers 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 2.05 [0.24, 17.23]
1 study · 65 participants
Very low
Therapeutic ultrasound for venous leg ulcers 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.21 [0.86, 1.71]
6 studies · 678 participants
Low
Therapeutic ultrasound for venous leg ulcers 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.26 [0.92, 1.73]
3 studies · 489 participants
Moderate

High frequency ultrasound vs no ultrasound

Costs · people with venous leg ulcers

1 finding from 1 review

Therapeutic ultrasound for venous leg ulcers 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 337 participants
Moderate

High frequency ultrasound vs no ultrasound

Healing - 1 year · people with venous leg ulcers

High frequency ultrasound showed no clear difference in healing at 12 months (nurse‐reported data) compared with no ultrasound (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Therapeutic ultrasound for venous leg ulcers 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.93 [0.73, 1.18]
1 study · 337 participants
Low

High frequency ultrasound vs no ultrasound

Change in ulcer size · people with venous leg ulcers

1 finding from 1 review

Therapeutic ultrasound for venous leg ulcers 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
2 studies · 165 participants
Very low

High frequency ultrasound vs no ultrasound

Non‐serious adverse events · people with venous leg ulcers

High frequency ultrasound probably leads to higher non‐serious adverse events compared with no ultrasound (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Therapeutic ultrasound for venous leg ulcers 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.29 [1.02, 1.64]
1 study · 337 participants
Moderate

High frequency ultrasound vs no ultrasound

Serious adverse events · people with venous leg ulcers

High frequency ultrasound showed no clear difference in serious adverse events compared with no ultrasound (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Therapeutic ultrasound for venous leg ulcers 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.21 [0.78, 1.89]
1 study · 337 participants
Moderate

High frequency ultrasound vs no ultrasound

HRQoL: 12‐week SF‐12 mean Physical/Mental Component Scores scale from 0 to 100 · people with venous leg ulcers

1 finding from 1 review

Therapeutic ultrasound for venous leg ulcers 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 285 participants
Moderate

High frequency ultrasound vs no ultrasound

HRQoL at 6 or 12 months · people with venous leg ulcers

1 finding from 1 review

Therapeutic ultrasound for venous leg ulcers 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 229 participants
Moderate