What do systematic reviews say?

Surgical debridement via an endoscopic method vs conventional 'open' surgical debridement

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Debridement for surgical wounds 2024 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  No studies found

Dextranomer paste (autolytic) vs 10% aqueous polyvinylpyrrolidone

• Debridement for surgical wounds 2024 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 40 participants
  Low

Dextranomer paste (autolytic) vs 0.1% chloramine‐soaked dressings

• Debridement for surgical wounds 2024 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 28 participants
  Low

Dextranomer beads (autolytic) vs silicone foam elastomer (autolytic)

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Debridement for surgical wounds 2024 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  No studies found

Streptokinase/streptodornase (enzymatic) vs saline dressing

• Debridement for surgical wounds 2024 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 21 participants
  Very low

Dextranomer beads (autolytic) vs Eusol gauze

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Debridement for surgical wounds 2024 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  No studies found

Early dressing removal vs delayed dressing removal

It is very uncertain whether early dressing removal changes serious adverse events Patients experiencing serious adverse events… compared with delayed dressing removal (very low certainty).

• Early versus delayed dressing removal after primary closure of clean and clean‐contaminated surgical wounds 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.83 [0.28, 2.51]
  1 study · 78 participants
  Very low