Mortality (proportion of participants dying in each group at · adult patients with surgical wounds healing by primary closure
Negative pressure wound therapy showed no clear difference in mortality (proportion of participants dying in each group at compared with standard dressing (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Surgical site infection · adult patients with surgical wounds healing by primary closure
Negative pressure wound therapy probably leads to lower surgical site infection (proportion of participants in each group… compared with standard dressing (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Wound dehiscence · adult patients with surgical wounds healing by primary closure
Negative pressure wound therapy showed no clear difference in dehiscence (proportion of participants in each group with wound… compared with standard dressing (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Reoperation (proportion of participants in each group requiring reoperation for reasons related to wound; · adult patients with surgical wounds healing by primary closure
1 finding from 1 review
Seroma (proportion of participants in each group with seroma; · adult patients with surgical wounds healing by primary closure
Negative pressure wound therapy showed no clear difference in seroma (proportion of participants in each group with seroma; compared with standard dressing (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Haematoma (proportion of participants in each group with haematoma; · adult patients with surgical wounds healing by primary closure
It is very uncertain whether negative pressure wound therapy changes haematoma (proportion of participants in each group with haematoma; compared with standard dressing (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Skin blisters (proportion of participants in each group with at least one skin blister; · adult patients with surgical wounds healing by primary closure
Negative pressure wound therapy may leads to higher skin blisters (proportion of participants in each group with at… compared with standard dressing (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Ulcer healing · people with leg ulcers undergoing a punch skin‐graft
Negative pressure wound therapy may leads to higher time to healing compared with standard care (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Proportion of wounds healed · people with leg ulcers undergoing a punch skin‐graft
Negative pressure wound therapy showed no clear difference in proportion of wounds healed compared with standard care (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Adverse events · people with leg ulcers undergoing a punch skin‐graft
1 finding from 1 review
Time to occurrence of new ulcer · s
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Proportion of participants developing a new ulcer · s
Pressure ulcer prevention care bundle showed no clear difference in proportion of participants developing a new ulcer (28 days) compared with standard care (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Scar improvement (POSAS) (0–10, higher score = more severe scarring) · people with burn wounds likely to develop hypertrophic scarring
2 findings from 1 review
Pain (VAS 0–10, higher score = more severe pain) · people with burn wounds likely to develop hypertrophic scarring
1 finding from 1 review
Pruritus · people with burn wounds likely to develop hypertrophic scarring
1 finding from 1 review
Quality of life · people with burn wounds likely to develop hypertrophic scarring
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Adverse events · people with burn wounds likely to develop hypertrophic scarring
1 finding from 1 review
Adherence · people with burn wounds likely to develop hypertrophic scarring
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Scar improvement (POSAS) (0–10, higher score = more severe scarring) · people with burn wounds likely to develop hypertrophic scarring
2 findings from 1 review
Pain (POSAS 0–10, higher score = more severe pain) · people with burn wounds likely to develop hypertrophic scarring
1 finding from 1 review