Proportion of wounds healed · people with diabetes and foot ulcers
Antimicrobial dressings may leads to higher proportion of wounds healed Up to 24 weeks' compared with non‐antimicrobial dressings (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Incidence of infection Up to 24 weeks' · people with diabetes and foot ulcers
It is very uncertain whether antimicrobial dressings changes incidence of infection Up to 24 weeks' compared with non‐antimicrobial dressings (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Resolution of infection · people with diabetes and foot ulcers
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Adverse events Up to 24 weeks' · people with diabetes and foot ulcers
It is very uncertain whether antimicrobial dressings changes adverse events Up to 24 weeks' compared with non‐antimicrobial dressings (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
SSI Assessment method: CDC definition of SSI · surgical wounds resulting from clean surgery and healing by primary intention
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Scarring · surgical wounds resulting from clean surgery and healing by primary intention
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Acceptability of dressing to participant · surgical wounds resulting from clean surgery and healing by primary intention
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Ease of dressing removal · surgical wounds resulting from clean surgery and healing by primary intention
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Sepsis without a source · newborn infants with central venous catheters
Chlorhexidine dressing following alcohol cleansing showed no clear difference in sepsis without a source compared with polyurethane dressing following aqueous povidone‐iodine cleansing (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Catheter‐related blood stream infection · newborn infants with central venous catheters
Chlorhexidine dressing following alcohol cleansing showed no clear difference in catheter‐related blood stream infection compared with polyurethane dressing following aqueous povidone‐iodine cleansing (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Catheter colonisation · newborn infants with central venous catheters
Chlorhexidine dressing following alcohol cleansing probably leads to lower catheter colonisation compared with polyurethane dressing following aqueous povidone‐iodine cleansing (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Adverse effects: contact dermatitis · newborn infants with central venous catheters
Chlorhexidine dressing following alcohol cleansing probably leads to higher adverse effects: contact dermatitis compared with polyurethane dressing following aqueous povidone‐iodine cleansing (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
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
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
Mortality Clinial assessment · newborn infants with central venous catheters
Silver‐alginate dressing showed no clear difference in mortality Clinial assessment compared with control (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Adverse effects: contact dermatitis · newborn infants with central venous catheters
1 finding from 1 review