Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

7 questions · 8 findings · 2 reviews · Wounds

No studies found 5 · 62.5%GRADE not reported 1 · 12.5%Very low 1 · 12.5%Low 1 · 12.5%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%

Ulcer healing · people with venous leg ulcers

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

2 findings from 1 review

Hydrogel dressings for venous leg ulcers 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Hydrogel dressings for venous leg ulcers 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Wound infection · people with venous leg ulcers

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Hydrogel dressings for venous leg ulcers 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Change in ulcer size · people with venous leg ulcers

1 finding from 1 review

Hydrogel dressings for venous leg ulcers 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 84 participants
Very low

Health‐related quality of life · people with venous leg ulcers

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Hydrogel dressings for venous leg ulcers 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Costs · people with venous leg ulcers

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Hydrogel dressings for venous leg ulcers 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Ulcer healing · people with pressure ulcers

Hydrogel dressings showed no clear difference in proportion of ulcers completely healed compared with hydrocolloid dressings (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Hydrogel dressings for treating pressure ulcers 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1 [0.22, 4.56]
1 study · 10 participants
Low

Adverse events · people with pressure ulcers

1 finding from 1 review

Hydrogel dressings for treating pressure ulcers 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 10 participants
GRADE not reported