Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

3 questions · 3 findings · 1 reviews · Wounds

No studies found 1 · 33.3%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 2 · 66.7%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%

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