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No studies found 5 · 31.3%GRADE not reported 2 · 12.5%Very low 6 · 37.5%Low 3 · 18.8%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%

Tap water vs no wound cleansing

Infection · people with anal fissures

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Water for wound cleansing 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Tap water vs Normal saline

Reduction in wound size · people with acute and chronic wounds

It is very uncertain whether tap water changes reduction in wound size compared with normal saline (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Water for wound cleansing 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.97 [0.56, 1.68]
1 study · 30 participants
Very low

Tap water vs Normal saline

Healing rate · people with acute and chronic wounds

1 finding from 1 review

Water for wound cleansing 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 61 participants
Very low

Tap water vs Normal saline

Cost analysis · people with acute and chronic wounds

1 finding from 1 review

Water for wound cleansing 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
2 studies · 760 participants
Very low

Tap water vs Normal saline

Pain · people with acute and chronic wounds

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Water for wound cleansing 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Tap water vs Normal saline

Patient satisfaction · people with acute and chronic wounds

1 finding from 1 review

Water for wound cleansing 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 49 participants
Very low

Tap water vs no wound cleansing

Wound healing · people with anal fissures

Tap water showed no clear difference in wound healing compared with no wound cleansing (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Water for wound cleansing 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.04 [0.95, 1.14]
3 studies · 148 participants
Low

Tap water vs no wound cleansing

Reduction in wound size · people with anal fissures

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Water for wound cleansing 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Tap water vs no wound cleansing

Healing rate · people with anal fissures

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Water for wound cleansing 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Tap water vs no wound cleansing

Cost analysis · people with anal fissures

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Water for wound cleansing 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Tap water vs no wound cleansing

Pain · people with anal fissures

1 finding from 1 review

Water for wound cleansing 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 52 participants
Low

Tap water vs no wound cleansing

Patient satisfaction · people with anal fissures

1 finding from 1 review

Water for wound cleansing 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
2 studies · 102 participants
Low

Tap water vs Normal saline

Infection · people with acute and chronic wounds

It is very uncertain whether tap water changes infection compared with normal saline (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Water for wound cleansing 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.84 [0.59, 1.19]
8 studies · 2204 participants
Very low

Tap water vs Normal saline

Number of wounds healed · people with acute and chronic wounds

It is very uncertain whether tap water changes wounds healed compared with normal saline (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Water for wound cleansing 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.57 [0.3, 1.07]
2 studies · 79 participants
Very low

Tap water irrigation (monoject syringe) vs No rinsing

Presence of dry socket · Adults (>18 years) having permanent tooth extraction (predominantly mandibular third molars)

Tap water irrigation (monoject syringe) led to lower presence of dry socket compared with no rinsing; GRADE not reported.

1 finding from 1 review

Local interventions for the management of alveolar osteitis (dry socket) 2022 · Cochrane All outcomes
Follow-up: median 7 days
RR 0.36 [0.18, 0.74]
1 study · 336 participants
GRADE not reported

Mouthwash (amine/stannous fluoride; or chlorhexidine + cetylpyridinium + zinc) vs Chlorhexidine mouthwash or tap water

OLT and VSC scores · Adolescents and adults aged over 16 years with clinical or self-assessed halitosis of oral origin; excluding induced or physiological…

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions for managing halitosis 2019 · Cochrane All outcomes
7 days
Wigger-Alberti 2010 mouthwash data (ASF; CHX + CPC + Zn; CHX; tap water) were calculated from a graph (Additional Table 1) but not included, as the report did not give details of sample size per group.
1 study
GRADE not reported