Ulcer healing · patients with
Alginate dressing showed no clear difference in number of ulcers healed compared with basic wound contact dressing (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
HRQOL ‐ not measured · patients with
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 · patients with
1 finding from 1 review
Ulcer healing · patients with healing diabetic foot ulcers
Alginate dressings showed no clear difference in number of ulcers healed compared with foam dressings (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
HRQOL ‐ not measured · patients with healing diabetic foot ulcers
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 · patients with healing diabetic foot ulcers
1 finding from 1 review
Change in wound size · people with pressure ulcers
1 finding from 1 review
Wound infection · people with pressure ulcers
It is very uncertain whether alginate dressing followed by hydrocolloid dressing changes wound infection compared with hydrocolloid dressing alone (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Adverse events · people with pressure ulcers
Alginate dressing followed by hydrocolloid dressing showed no clear difference in adverse events compared with hydrocolloid dressing alone (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
CRBSI ‐ Unit of analysis: infants Clinical and microbiological methods · newborn infants with central venous catheters
Silver‐alginate dressing showed no clear difference in CRBSI ‐ Unit of analysis: infants Clinical and microbiological methods compared with control (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
CRBSI ‐ Unit of analysis: catheters Clinial and microbiological methods · newborn infants with central venous catheters
Silver‐alginate dressing showed no clear difference in CRBSI ‐ Unit of analysis: catheters Clinial and microbiological… compared with control (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Mortality Clinial assessment · newborn infants with central venous catheters
Silver‐alginate dressing showed no clear difference in mortality Clinial assessment compared with control (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Adverse effects: contact dermatitis · newborn infants with central venous catheters
1 finding from 1 review
Number of border adjustments and sore spots after insertion of denture · Completely edentulous people
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Not measured
0 studies
No studies found
Participant-reported quality of the denture (comfort, stability, chewing efficiency) · Completely edentulous people
1 finding from 1 review
Oral health-related quality of life · Completely edentulous people
Alginate (two stage-two step final/wash impression) may leads to higher participant-reported oral health-related quality of life… compared with silicone elastomer (two stage-two step) (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Participant preference for dentures · Completely edentulous people
1 finding from 1 review
Silicone impressions 57.7% (41 participants), alginate impressions 23.9% (17 participants); both equally satisfactory for 7 (9.9%) and equally unsatisfactory for 6 (8.5%) (McNemar chi-square 12.02, 1 df, P = 0.0005).
1 study · 71 participants
GRADE not reported
Participant-reported quality of the denture (general satisfaction) · Completely edentulous people
It is very uncertain whether single-stage alginate impression (simplified method) changes participant-reported quality of the denture (general satisfaction) compared with two stage-two step zinc-oxide eugenol (ZoE) traditional method (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Number of border adjustments and sore spots after insertion of denture · Completely edentulous people
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Not measured
0 studies
No studies found
Operator-assessed quality of the denture · Completely edentulous people
1 finding from 1 review