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What do systematic reviews say?

224 questions · 238 findings · 23 reviews

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No studies found 85 · 35.7%GRADE not reported 24 · 10.1%Very low 59 · 24.8%Low 51 · 21.4%Moderate 19 · 8%High 0 · 0%

Alternating pressure (active) air surfaces on operating tables and subsequently on ward beds vs reactive gel surfaces on operating tables followed by foam surfaces on ward beds

Health‐related quality of life · pressure ulcer prevention

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Alternating pressure (active) air surfaces for preventing pressure ulcers 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Alternating pressure (active) air surfaces on operating tables and subsequently on ward beds vs reactive gel surfaces on operating tables followed by foam surfaces on ward beds

Cost‐effectiveness · pressure ulcer prevention

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Alternating pressure (active) air surfaces for preventing pressure ulcers 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Alternating pressure (active) air surfaces vs foam surfaces

All reported adverse events · pressure ulcer prevention

1 finding from 1 review

Alternating pressure (active) air surfaces for preventing pressure ulcers 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
3 studies · 2181 participants
Very low

Alternating pressure (active) air surfaces vs foam surfaces

QoL · pressure ulcer prevention

2 findings from 1 review

Alternating pressure (active) air surfaces for preventing pressure ulcers 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 267 participants
Low
Alternating pressure (active) air surfaces for preventing pressure ulcers 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 233 participants
Low

Alternating pressure (active) air surfaces vs foam surfaces

Cost‐effectiveness · pressure ulcer prevention

1 finding from 1 review

Alternating pressure (active) air surfaces for preventing pressure ulcers 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 1 participants
Moderate

Reactive air surfaces vs foam surfaces

All reported adverse events · pressure ulcer prevention

1 finding from 1 review

Reactive air surfaces for preventing pressure ulcers 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 72 participants
Very low

Reactive air surfaces vs foam surfaces

Health‐related quality of life · pressure ulcer prevention

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Reactive air surfaces for preventing pressure ulcers 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Reactive air surfaces vs foam surfaces

Cost‐effectiveness · pressure ulcer prevention

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Reactive air surfaces for preventing pressure ulcers 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Reactive air surfaces vs foam surfaces

Proportion of participants developing a new pressure ulcer · pressure ulcer prevention

Reactive air surfaces may leads to lower proportion of participants developing a new pressure ulcer compared with foam surfaces (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Reactive air surfaces for preventing pressure ulcers 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.42 [0.18, 0.96]
4 studies · 229 participants
Low

Reactive air surfaces vs foam surfaces

Time to pressure ulcer development · pressure ulcer prevention

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Reactive air surfaces for preventing pressure ulcers 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Reactive air surfaces vs foam surfaces

Support surface associated patient comfort · pressure ulcer prevention

1 finding from 1 review

Reactive air surfaces for preventing pressure ulcers 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 72 participants
Very low

Alternating pressure (active) air surfaces vs foam surfaces

Ulcer healing · people with pressure ulcers

1 finding from 1 review

Beds, overlays and mattresses for treating pressure ulcers 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
2 studies · 132 participants
Very low

Reactive air surfaces vs foam surfaces

All reported adverse events · people with pressure ulcers

1 finding from 1 review

Beds, overlays and mattresses for treating pressure ulcers 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
2 studies · 156 participants
Low

Reactive air surfaces vs foam surfaces

Health‐related quality of life · people with pressure ulcers

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Beds, overlays and mattresses for treating pressure ulcers 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Reactive air surfaces vs foam surfaces

Cost‐effectiveness · people with pressure ulcers

1 finding from 1 review

Beds, overlays and mattresses for treating pressure ulcers 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 87 participants
Low

Reactive water surfaces vs foam surfaces

Ulcer healing · people with pressure ulcers

It is very uncertain whether reactive water surfaces changes proportion of participants with pressure ulcers completely healed compared with foam surfaces (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Beds, overlays and mattresses for treating pressure ulcers 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.07 [0.7, 1.63]
1 study · 101 participants
Very low

Reactive water surfaces vs foam surfaces

Time to complete healing of pressure ulcers ‐ not reported · people with pressure ulcers

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Beds, overlays and mattresses for treating pressure ulcers 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Reactive water surfaces vs foam surfaces

Support surface associated patient comfort · people with pressure ulcers

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Beds, overlays and mattresses for treating pressure ulcers 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Reactive water surfaces vs foam surfaces

All reported adverse events · people with pressure ulcers

1 finding from 1 review

Beds, overlays and mattresses for treating pressure ulcers 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 120 participants
Very low

Reactive water surfaces vs foam surfaces

Health‐related quality of life · people with pressure ulcers

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Beds, overlays and mattresses for treating pressure ulcers 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found