Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

6 questions · 8 findings · 1 reviews · Wounds

No studies found 1 · 12.5%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 4 · 50%Low 3 · 37.5%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%

Wound healing · people with burns

Iodine may leads to lower wound healing (number of healing events): iodophor versus hydrogel compared with non‐antibacterial (low certainty).

3 findings from 1 review

Antiseptics for burns 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.17 [0.08, 0.34]
1 study · 120 participants
Low
Antiseptics for burns 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
MD 5.38 [3.09, 7.67]
1 study · 277 participants
Very low
Antiseptics for burns 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 55 participants
Very low

Infection: iodine gauze versus MEBO · people with burns

Iodine showed no clear difference in infection: iodine gauze versus MEBO compared with non‐antibacterial (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Antiseptics for burns 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.3 [0.47, 3.61]
1 study · 211 participants
Low

Adverse effects: iodine gauze versus MEBO · people with burns

Iodine showed no clear difference in adverse effects: iodine gauze versus MEBO compared with non‐antibacterial (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Antiseptics for burns 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.71 [0.3, 1.69]
1 study · 211 participants
Low

Wound healing · people with burns

It is very uncertain whether iodine changes wound healing (mean time to healing) compared with topical antibiotics (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Antiseptics for burns 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
2 studies · 148 participants
Very low

Infection · people with burns

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Antiseptics for burns 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Adverse events · people with burns

It is very uncertain whether iodine changes adverse events compared with topical antibiotics (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Antiseptics for burns 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.86 [0.35, 2.1]
1 study · 40 participants
Very low