Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

9 questions · 9 findings · 2 reviews · Wounds

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No studies found 5 · 55.6%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 4 · 44.4%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%

NPWT 75 mmHg vs usual care

Time to closure or coverage surgery · other open traumatic wounds

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Negative pressure wound therapy for open traumatic wounds 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

NPWT 125 mmHg vs NPWT 75 mmHg

Time to closure or coverage surgery · other open traumatic wounds

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Negative pressure wound therapy for open traumatic wounds 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

NPWT 125 mmHg vs usual care

Time to closure or coverage surgery · open fracture wounds

1 finding from 1 review

Negative pressure wound therapy for open traumatic wounds 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
2 studies · 151 participants
Very low

NPWT 125 mmHg vs usual care

Time to closure or coverage surgery · other open traumatic wounds

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Negative pressure wound therapy for open traumatic wounds 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

NPWT vs the Bogota bag

Time to primary fascial closure of the abdomen · adults with an open abdomen after surgery who have not experienced trauma

It is very uncertain whether NPWT changes time to primary fascial closure of the abdomen compared with the Bogota bag (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Negative pressure wound therapy for managing the open abdomen in non‐trauma patients 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
MD 3.6
1 study · 40 participants
Very low

NPWT vs the Bogota bag

Proportion of participants with successful primary fascial closure of the abdomen · adults with an open abdomen after surgery who have not experienced trauma

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Negative pressure wound therapy for managing the open abdomen in non‐trauma patients 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

NPWT vs the Bogota bag

Adverse events (fistulae formation) · adults with an open abdomen after surgery who have not experienced trauma

It is very uncertain whether NPWT changes adverse events (fistulae formation) compared with the Bogota bag (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Negative pressure wound therapy for managing the open abdomen in non‐trauma patients 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 2 [0.2, 20.33]
1 study · 40 participants
Very low

NPWT vs the Bogota bag

All‐cause mortality · adults with an open abdomen after surgery who have not experienced trauma

It is very uncertain whether NPWT changes all‐cause mortality compared with the Bogota bag (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Negative pressure wound therapy for managing the open abdomen in non‐trauma patients 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.71 [0.27, 1.88]
1 study · 40 participants
Very low

NPWT vs the Bogota bag

Participant health‐related quality of life · adults with an open abdomen after surgery who have not experienced trauma

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Negative pressure wound therapy for managing the open abdomen in non‐trauma patients 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found