Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

6 questions · 6 findings · 1 reviews · Wounds

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

Complete wound healing · people with burns

Honey showed no clear difference in complete healing compared with silver sulfadiazine (high certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Honey as a topical treatment for wounds 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1 [0.98, 1.02]
6 studies · 462 participants
High

Time to complete healing · people with burns

1 finding from 1 review

Honey as a topical treatment for wounds 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
4 studies · 332 participants
Very low

Adverse events · people with burns

Honey leads to lower adverse events compared with silver sulfadiazine (high certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Honey as a topical treatment for wounds 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.29 [0.2, 0.42]
6 studies · 412 participants
High

Negative wound swab · people with burns

It is very uncertain whether honey changes negative wound swab compared with silver sulfadiazine (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Honey as a topical treatment for wounds 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 3.92 [1.32, 11.63]
5 studies · 412 participants
Very low

Costs Cost of dressing per percent TBSA affected · people with burns

1 finding from 1 review

Honey as a topical treatment for wounds 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 50 participants
Low

Quality of Life6 · people with burns

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Honey as a topical treatment for wounds 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found