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4 questions · 4 findings · 3 reviews · Wounds

No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 1 · 25%Low 1 · 25%Moderate 2 · 50%High 0 · 0%

Honey vs topical antibiotics

Time to complete healing · people with burns

Honey probably leads to higher wound healing: time to complete healing (time‐to‐event data): honey… compared with topical antibiotics (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review
  • Antiseptics for burns 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
    HR 2.45 [1.71, 3.52]
    5 studies · 580 participants
    Moderate

Honey vs non‐antibacterial

Time to complete healing · people with burns

Honey probably leads to higher wound healing: time to complete healing (time‐to‐event data) compared with non‐antibacterial (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review
  • Antiseptics for burns 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
    HR 2.86 [1.6, 5.11]
    2 studies · 164 participants
    Moderate

Hydrogel dressings vs manuka honey

Complete wound healing · people with venous leg ulcers

It is very uncertain whether hydrogel dressings changes complete wound healing compared with manuka honey (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Intervention not reported

Complete healing (proportion wounds healed) · patients with Venous leg ulcers

The intervention showed no clear difference in complete healing (proportion wounds healed) (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review