Negative pressure wound therapy vs usual care
Adverse events · people with leg ulcers undergoing a punch skin‐graft
1 finding from 1 review
- no estimate extracted0 studies · 1 participantsGRADE not reported
Findings
What do systematic reviews say?
13 questions · 14 findings · 5 reviews
No studies found 7 · 50%GRADE not reported 2 · 14.3%Very low 5 · 35.7%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%
Low‐pressure vs high‐pressure NPWT
Adverse events · treating foot wounds in people with diabetes mellitus
It is very uncertain whether low‐pressure changes adverse events compared with high‐pressure NPWT (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
- Negative pressure wound therapy for treating foot wounds in people with diabetes mellitus 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyRR 1.5 [0.28, 8.04]1 study · 40 participantsVery low
NPWT vs standard dressing
Adverse events · adults with pressure ulcers
It is very uncertain whether NPWT changes adverse events compared with standard dressings therapy (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
- RR 1.25 [0.64, 2.44]1 study · 12 participantsVery low
NPWT vs moist wound healing
Adverse events  · adults with pressure ulcers
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
- no estimate extractedStudies not reportedNo studies found
NPWT vs dressings
Adverse events · treating foot wounds in people with diabetes mellitus
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
2 findings from 1 review
- Negative pressure wound therapy for treating foot wounds in people with diabetes mellitus 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyno estimate extractedStudies not reportedNo studies found
- Negative pressure wound therapy for treating foot wounds in people with diabetes mellitus 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyRR 0.96 [0.72, 1.28]1 study · 162 participantsVery low
NPWT 75 mmHg vs usual care
Adverse events · other open traumatic wounds
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
- no estimate extractedStudies not reportedNo studies found
NPWT 125 mmHg vs NPWT 75 mmHg
Adverse events · other open traumatic wounds
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
- no estimate extractedStudies not reportedNo studies found
NPWT 125 mmHg vs usual care
Adverse events · open fracture wounds
1 finding from 1 review
- no estimate extracted1 study · 460 participantsGRADE not reported
NPWT 125 mmHg vs usual care
Adverse events · other open traumatic wounds
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
- no estimate extractedStudies not reportedNo studies found
NPWT vs the Healthpoint system
Adverse events  · adults with pressure ulcers
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
- no estimate extractedStudies not reportedNo studies found
NPWT combined with internet‐plus home care vs usual care
Adverse events  · adults with pressure ulcers
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
- no estimate extractedStudies not reportedNo 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 onlyRR 2 [0.2, 20.33]1 study · 40 participantsVery low
Suprasorb CNP system vs the ABThera system
Adverse events (fistulae formation) · adults with an open abdomen after surgery who have not experienced trauma
It is very uncertain whether suprasorb CNP system changes adverse events (fistulae formation) compared with the ABThera system (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 onlyRR 0.11 [0.01, 1.92]1 study · 34 participantsVery low