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
Alginate dressings · people with pressure ulcers
It is very uncertain whether NMA evidence for individual network: proportion with complete… changes alginate dressings compared with saline gauze (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
RR 1.09 [0.11, 10.57]
Studies not reported
Very low
Sequential hydrocolloid alginate dressings · people with pressure ulcers
It is very uncertain whether NMA evidence for individual network: proportion with complete… changes sequential hydrocolloid alginate dressings compared with saline gauze (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
RR 0.5 [0.12, 1.98]
Studies not reported
Very low
Hydrocolloid dressing with/without alginate · people with pressure ulcers
It is very uncertain whether NMA evidence for individual network: proportion with complete… changes hydrocolloid dressing with/without alginate compared with saline gauze (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
RR 1.22 [0.06, 24.74]
Studies not reported
Very low
Time to healing ‐ not reported · people with venous leg ulcers
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Health‐related quality of life · people with venous leg ulcers
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Costs · people with venous leg ulcers
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Complete wound healing · people with venous leg ulcers
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found