Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

7 questions · 7 findings · 1 reviews · Wounds

No studies found 1 · 14.3%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 6 · 85.7%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%

Reduction in wound size · people with acute and chronic wounds

It is very uncertain whether tap water changes reduction in wound size compared with normal saline (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Water for wound cleansing 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.97 [0.56, 1.68]
1 study · 30 participants
Very low

Healing rate · people with acute and chronic wounds

1 finding from 1 review

Water for wound cleansing 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 61 participants
Very low

Cost analysis · people with acute and chronic wounds

1 finding from 1 review

Water for wound cleansing 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
2 studies · 760 participants
Very low

Pain · people with acute and chronic wounds

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Water for wound cleansing 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Patient satisfaction · people with acute and chronic wounds

1 finding from 1 review

Water for wound cleansing 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 49 participants
Very low

Infection · people with acute and chronic wounds

It is very uncertain whether tap water changes infection compared with normal saline (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Water for wound cleansing 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.84 [0.59, 1.19]
8 studies · 2204 participants
Very low

Number of wounds healed · people with acute and chronic wounds

It is very uncertain whether tap water changes wounds healed compared with normal saline (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Water for wound cleansing 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.57 [0.3, 1.07]
2 studies · 79 participants
Very low