Cochrane · systematic review · CD001836

Dressings and topical agents for arterial leg ulcers

Broderick, C, Pagnamenta, F, Forster, R · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2020 · Cochrane Library

VascularAMSTAR 2: not assessed
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
4
current version
GRADE rated
2
No studies
2
Included studies
NR
No studies 2 · 50%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 1 · 25%Low 1 · 25%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%

Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.

Questions and results

Comparison

Population: participants with arterial ulcersa
4 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Time to ulcer healing
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Change in ulcer area over time (6 ‐ 8 weeks)
no estimate extracted2 studies · 49 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
Complications and morbidity (6 ‐ 8 weeks)
no estimate extracted2 studies · 49 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
Patient satisfaction and quality of life data
no estimate extractedNRNo studies