Silver‐alginate dressing vs plain alginate
Change in wound size · people with pressure ulcers
1 finding from 1 review
- no estimate extracted1 study · 110 participantsVery low
Findings
What do systematic reviews say?
6 questions · 6 findings · 2 reviews · Headline outcomes only
No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 1 · 16.7%Very low 2 · 33.3%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 3 · 50%High 0 · 0%
Silver‐alginate dressing vs plain alginate
Wound infection · people with pressure ulcers
1 finding from 1 review
- no estimate extracted1 study · 28 participantsVery low
Silver‐alginate dressing vs control
CRBSI ‐ Unit of analysis: infants Clinical and microbiological methods · newborn infants with central venous catheters
Silver‐alginate dressing showed no clear difference in CRBSI ‐ Unit of analysis: infants Clinical and microbiological methods compared with control (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
- Antimicrobial dressings for the prevention of catheter‐related infections in newborn infants with central venous… 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyRR 0.5 [0.14, 1.78]1 study · 50 participantsModerate
Silver‐alginate dressing vs control
CRBSI ‐ Unit of analysis: catheters Clinial and microbiological methods · newborn infants with central venous catheters
Silver‐alginate dressing showed no clear difference in CRBSI ‐ Unit of analysis: catheters Clinial and microbiological… compared with control (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
- Antimicrobial dressings for the prevention of catheter‐related infections in newborn infants with central venous… 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyRR 0.72 [0.27, 1.89]1 study · 118 participantsModerate
Silver‐alginate dressing vs control
Mortality Clinial assessment · newborn infants with central venous catheters
Silver‐alginate dressing showed no clear difference in mortality Clinial assessment compared with control (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
- Antimicrobial dressings for the prevention of catheter‐related infections in newborn infants with central venous… 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyRR 0.55 [0.15, 2.05]2 studies · 150 participantsModerate
Silver‐alginate dressing vs control
Adverse effects: contact dermatitis · newborn infants with central venous catheters
1 finding from 1 review
- Antimicrobial dressings for the prevention of catheter‐related infections in newborn infants with central venous… 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyno estimate extracted2 studies · 150 participantsGRADE not reported