Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

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Hydrogel dressings vs hydrogel dressing

Wound infection · people with pressure ulcers

Hydrogel dressings showed no clear difference in adverse events (wound infection) compared with hydrogel dressings (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Hydrogel dressings for treating pressure ulcers 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.13 [0.01, 2.44]
1 study · 50 participants
Low

Hydrogel dressings vs hydrogel dressing

Adverse effects (wound pain) · people with pressure ulcers

Hydrogel dressings showed no clear difference in adverse events (wound‐related pain) compared with hydrogel dressings (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Hydrogel dressings for treating pressure ulcers 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.92 [0.01, 2.44]
1 study · 47 participants
Low

Hydrogel dressings vs hydrogel dressing

Adverse events (pain on dressing removal) · people with pressure ulcers

Hydrogel dressings showed no clear difference in adverse events (pain on dressing removal) compared with hydrogel dressings (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Hydrogel dressings for treating pressure ulcers 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.19 [0.8, 1.76]
1 study · 42 participants
Low

Hydrogel dressings vs hydrocolloid dressing

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

Hydrogel dressings vs basic wound contact dressing

Adverse events · people with diabetes and foot ulcers

1 finding from 1 review

Hydrogel dressings for healing diabetic foot ulcers 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
0 studies · 3 participants
GRADE not reported

Hydrogel dressings vs foam dressings

Adverse events (not reported) · people with pressure ulcers

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Hydrogel dressings for treating pressure ulcers 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Hydrogel dressings vs collagenase

Adverse events (not reported) · people with pressure ulcers

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Hydrogel dressings for treating pressure ulcers 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Summary of findings 2. Octenidine‐dihydrochloride (OCT) hydrogel dressings vs OCT‐free placebo hydrogel dressings

Adverse events · adults with skin graft donor sites

It is very uncertain whether summary of findings 2. Octenidine‐dihydrochloride (OCT) hydrogel… changes adverse events compared with OCT‐free placebo hydrogel dressings (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Hydrogel dressings for donor sites of split‐thickness skin grafts 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.58 [0.06, 5.89]
1 study · 41 participants
Very low

Summary of findings 1. Amorphous hydrogel dressings vs other types of dressings

Adverse events · children with skin graft donor sites

1 finding from 1 review

Hydrogel dressings for donor sites of split‐thickness skin grafts 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 101 participants
Very low