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4 questions · 4 findings · 1 reviews · Wounds

No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 3 · 75%Low 1 · 25%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%

Iodine vs topical antibiotics

Wound healing · people with burns

It is very uncertain whether iodine changes wound healing (mean time to healing) compared with topical antibiotics (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review
  • Antiseptics for burns 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
    no estimate extracted
    2 studies · 148 participants
    Very low

Silver‐based antiseptics vs topical antibiotics

Wound healing · people with burns

Silver‐based antiseptics showed no clear difference in wound healing (mean time to healing) compared with topical antibiotics (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review
  • Antiseptics for burns 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
    no estimate extracted
    10 studies · 1085 participants
    Low

Honey vs topical antibiotics

Wound healing · people with burns

It is very uncertain whether honey changes wound healing (mean time to healing): honey versus SSD compared with topical antibiotics (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review
  • Antiseptics for burns 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
    no estimate extracted
    6 studies · 712 participants
    Very low

Aloe vera vs topical antibiotics

Wound healing · people with burns

It is very uncertain whether aloe vera changes wound healing (mean time to healing): Aloe Vera versus SSD or… compared with topical antibiotics (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review
  • Antiseptics for burns 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
    no estimate extracted
    3 studies · 210 participants
    Very low