What do systematic reviews say?

foam dressing vs paraffin gauze

• Foam dressings for venous leg ulcers 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  0 studies · 0 participants
  GRADE not reported

foam dressing vs hydrocapillary dressing

foam dressing showed no clear difference in proportion of participants experiencing adverse events compared with hydrocapillary dressing (low certainty).

• Foam dressings for venous leg ulcers 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 1.4 [0.62, 3.18]
  1 study · 97 participants
  Low

foam dressing vs hydrocolloid dressing

foam dressing showed no clear difference in proportion of participants experiencing adverse events compared with hydrocolloid dressing (low certainty).

• Foam dressings for venous leg ulcers 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 1.22 [0.64, 2.31]
  1 study · 107 participants
  Low

foam dressing vs knitted viscose dressing

foam dressing showed no clear difference in proportion of participants experiencing adverse events compared with knitted viscose dressing (low certainty).

• Foam dressings for venous leg ulcers 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 5 [0.24, 102.19]
  1 study · 132 participants
  Low

polyurethane foam dressing vs hydrocellular foam dressing

polyurethane foam dressing showed no clear difference in proportion of participants experiencing adverse events compared with hydrocellular foam dressing (low certainty).

• Foam dressings for venous leg ulcers 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 1.13 [0.69, 1.85]
  1 study · 156 participants
  Low