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39 questions · 40 findings · 3 reviews · Wounds

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Honey vs standard dressing

Costs5 · people with burns

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Honey as a topical treatment for wounds 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Honey vs non‐antibacterial

Time to complete healing · people with burns

Honey probably leads to higher wound healing: time to complete healing (time‐to‐event data) compared with non‐antibacterial (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Antiseptics for burns 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
HR 2.86 [1.6, 5.11]
2 studies · 164 participants
Moderate

Honey vs non‐antibacterial

Wound healing · people with burns

Honey showed no clear difference in wound healing (mean time to healing) compared with non‐antibacterial (high certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Antiseptics for burns 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
4 studies · 1156 participants
High

Honey vs non‐antibacterial

Infection (incident) · people with burns

It is very uncertain whether honey changes infection (incident) compared with non‐antibacterial (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Antiseptics for burns 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.47 [0.23, 0.98]
1 study · 92 participants
Very low

Honey vs non‐antibacterial

Infection (persistent) · people with burns

It is very uncertain whether honey changes infection (persistent) compared with non‐antibacterial (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Antiseptics for burns 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.15 [0.06, 0.4]
2 studies · 147 participants
Very low

Honey vs non‐antibacterial

Adverse events · people with burns

1 finding from 1 review

Antiseptics for burns 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
3 studies · 239 participants
Very low

Hydrogel dressings vs manuka honey

Complete wound healing · people with venous leg ulcers

It is very uncertain whether hydrogel dressings changes complete wound healing compared with manuka honey (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Hydrogel dressings for venous leg ulcers 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.75 [0.46, 1.21]
1 study · 108 participants
Very low

Hydrogel dressings vs manuka honey

Wound infection · people with venous leg ulcers

It is very uncertain whether hydrogel dressings changes incidence of wound infection compared with manuka honey (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Hydrogel dressings for venous leg ulcers 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 2 [0.81, 4.94]
1 study · 108 participants
Very low

Hydrogel dressings vs manuka honey

Change in ulcer size · people with venous leg ulcers

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Hydrogel dressings for venous leg ulcers 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Hydrogel dressings vs manuka honey

Ulcer healing · people with venous leg ulcers

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Hydrogel dressings for venous leg ulcers 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Hydrogel dressings vs manuka honey

Health‐related quality of life · people with venous leg ulcers

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Hydrogel dressings for venous leg ulcers 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Hydrogel dressings vs manuka honey

Costs · people with venous leg ulcers

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Hydrogel dressings for venous leg ulcers 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Intervention not reported

Complete healing (time to healing) · patients with Venous leg ulcers

The intervention showed no clear difference in complete healing (time to healing) (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Honey as a topical treatment for wounds 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
HR 1.1 [0.8, 1.5]
1 study · 368 participants
Low

Intervention not reported

Complete healing (proportion wounds healed) · patients with Venous leg ulcers

The intervention showed no clear difference in complete healing (proportion wounds healed) (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Honey as a topical treatment for wounds 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.15 [0.96, 1.38]
2 studies · 476 participants
Low

Intervention not reported

Adverse events · patients with Venous leg ulcers

The intervention may leads to higher adverse events (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Honey as a topical treatment for wounds 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.28 [1.05, 1.56]
1 study · 368 participants
Low

Intervention not reported

Infection · patients with Venous leg ulcers

The intervention showed no clear difference in infection (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Honey as a topical treatment for wounds 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.71 [0.49, 1.04]
2 studies · 476 participants
Low

Intervention not reported

Costs Incremental cost effectiveness ratio · patients with Venous leg ulcers

1 finding from 1 review

Honey as a topical treatment for wounds 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 368 participants
Very low

Intervention not reported

Quality of Life SF‐36 PCS · patients with Venous leg ulcers

1 finding from 1 review

Honey as a topical treatment for wounds 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 368 participants
Moderate

Intervention not reported

Quality of Life SF‐36 MCS · patients with Venous leg ulcers

1 finding from 1 review

Honey as a topical treatment for wounds 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 368 participants
Moderate