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What do systematic reviews say?

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No studies found 22 · 32.4%GRADE not reported 13 · 19.1%Very low 25 · 36.8%Low 6 · 8.8%Moderate 2 · 2.9%High 0 · 0%

foam dressing vs hydrocolloid dressing

Ulcer healing · people with diabetes and foot ulcers

It is very uncertain whether foam dressings changes number of ulcers healed compared with hydrocolloid matrix dressings (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Foam dressings for healing diabetic foot ulcers 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.88 [0.61, 1.26]
1 study · 40 participants
Very low

foam dressing vs hydrocolloid dressing

Adverse events · people with diabetes and foot ulcers

1 finding from 1 review

Foam dressings for healing diabetic foot ulcers 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
0 studies · 1 participants
GRADE not reported

foam dressing vs hydrocolloid dressing

Ulcer healing · people with venous leg ulcers

2 findings from 1 review

Foam dressings for venous leg ulcers 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
0 studies · 0 participants
GRADE not reported
Foam dressings for venous leg ulcers 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1 [0.81, 1.22]
5 studies · 418 participants
Moderate

foam dressing vs hydrocolloid dressing

Change in ulcer size · people with venous leg ulcers

1 finding from 1 review

Foam dressings for venous leg ulcers 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
0 studies · 0 participants
GRADE not reported

foam dressing vs hydrocolloid dressing

Proportion of participants experiencing adverse events · people with venous leg ulcers

foam dressing showed no clear difference in proportion of participants experiencing adverse events compared with hydrocolloid dressing (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Foam dressings for venous leg ulcers 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.22 [0.64, 2.31]
1 study · 107 participants
Low

foam dressing vs hydrocolloid dressing

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

1 finding from 1 review

Foam dressings for venous leg ulcers 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
0 studies · 0 participants
GRADE not reported