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Evidence found and GRADE certainty

1,245 questions · 1,274 findings · 321 reviews

No studies found 247 · 19.4%GRADE not reported 195 · 15.3%Very low 372 · 29.2%Low 282 · 22.1%Moderate 141 · 11.1%High 37 · 2.9%

Pressure‐garment therapy (PGT) plus silicone vs no treatment/lanolin

Scar improvement (POSAS) (0–10, higher score = more severe scarring) · people with burn wounds likely to develop hypertrophic scarring
2 findings from 1 review

Pressure‐garment therapy (PGT) plus silicone vs silicone

Scar improvement (POSAS) (0–10, higher score = more severe scarring) · people with burn wounds likely to develop hypertrophic scarring
2 findings from 1 review

Pressure‐garment therapy (PGT) plus scar management therapy including silicone vs scar management therapy including silicone

Scar improvement (POSAS) (0–10, higher score = more severe scarring) · people with burn wounds likely to develop hypertrophic scarring
2 findings from 1 review

High‐pressure garment therapy vs low‐pressure garment therapy

Scar improvement (POSAS) (0–10, higher score = more severe scarring) · people with burn wounds likely to develop hypertrophic scarring
2 findings from 1 review

Different types of pressure garment (Caroskin Tricot plus an adhesive silicone gel sheet vs Gecko Nanoplast

Scar improvement (POSAS) (0–10, higher score = more severe scarring) · people with burn wounds likely to develop hypertrophic scarring

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

2 findings from 1 review

Pressure‐garment therapy (PGT) vs silicone

Scar improvement (POSAS) (0–10, higher score = more severe scarring) · people with burn wounds likely to develop hypertrophic scarring
2 findings from 1 review