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No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 2 · 66.7%Low 1 · 33.3%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%

Alginate dressing followed by hydrocolloid dressing vs hydrocolloid dressing

Change in wound size · people with pressure ulcers

1 finding from 1 review

Alginate dressings for treating pressure ulcers 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 110 participants
Very low

Alginate dressing followed by hydrocolloid dressing vs hydrocolloid dressing

Wound infection · people with pressure ulcers

It is very uncertain whether alginate dressing followed by hydrocolloid dressing changes wound infection compared with hydrocolloid dressing alone (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Alginate dressings for treating pressure ulcers 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 2.79 [0.12, 67.1]
1 study · 110 participants
Very low

Alginate dressing followed by hydrocolloid dressing vs hydrocolloid dressing

Adverse events · people with pressure ulcers

Alginate dressing followed by hydrocolloid dressing showed no clear difference in adverse events compared with hydrocolloid dressing alone (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Alginate dressings for treating pressure ulcers 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.12 [0.36, 3.44]
1 study · 110 participants
Low