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Evidence found and GRADE certainty

116 questions · 134 findings · 12 reviews

No studies found 49 · 36.6%GRADE not reported 8 · 6%Very low 42 · 31.3%Low 22 · 16.4%Moderate 8 · 6%High 5 · 3.7%

Silver alloyed catheter vs silicone catheter

urinary tract infections Bacterial biofilm on the surfaces of catheters. UTI was defined as uropathogenic colonisation of urinary catheter. · patients with long‐term bladder drainage in adults

Silver alloyed catheter showed no clear difference in urinary tract infections Bacterial biofilm on the surfaces of… compared with silicone catheter (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Silver‐based antiseptics vs topical antibiotics

Time to complete healing · people with burns

Silver‐based antiseptics showed no clear difference in wound healing: time to complete healing (time‐to‐event data) compared with topical antibiotics (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review
  • Antiseptics for burns 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
    HR 1.25 [0.94, 1.67]
    3 studies · 259 participants
    Low

Silver‐based antiseptics vs topical antibiotics

Wound healing · people with burns

Silver‐based antiseptics showed no clear difference in wound healing (mean time to healing) compared with topical antibiotics (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review
  • Antiseptics for burns 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
    no estimate extracted
    10 studies · 1085 participants
    Low

Silver‐based antiseptics vs topical antibiotics

Number of wounds healed · people with burns

Silver‐based antiseptics showed no clear difference in wound healing (number of healing events) compared with topical antibiotics (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review
  • Antiseptics for burns 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
    RR 1.17 [1, 1.37]
    5 studies · 408 participants
    Low

Silver‐alginate dressing vs control

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

Silver‐alginate dressing vs control

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

Low-gold (Midas) or silver-palladium (Albacast) alloy FDP vs High-gold content control alloy (JS C) FDP

Visual marginal discrepancy (3 years) · Patients receiving single crowns and FDPs; split-mouth

Low-gold (Midas) or silver-palladium (Albacast) alloy FDP showed no clear difference in visual marginal discrepancy (3 years) compared with high-gold content control alloy (JS C) FDP; GRADE not reported.

1 finding from 1 review

Alternative alloy FDP (e.g., Ceramalloy II / base-metal / palladium-silver) vs High-gold content control alloy FDP (Olympia)

Restoration survival · Patients receiving crowns and FDPs; split-mouth, 10-year

Alternative alloy FDP (e.g., Ceramalloy II / base-metal /… led to higher restoration survival (Ceramalloy II versus Olympia) compared with high-gold content control alloy FDP (Olympia); GRADE not reported.

1 finding from 1 review