Cochrane · systematic review · CD009101
Hydrogel dressings for healing diabetic foot ulcers
Dumville, JC, O'Meara, S, Deshpande, S, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2013 · Cochrane Library
WoundsAMSTAR 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
5
current version
GRADE rated
3
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 2 · 40%Very low 0 · 0%Low 2 · 40%Moderate 1 · 20%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
Hydrogel dressings compared to basic wound contact dressings for foot ulcers in people with diabetes
Population: patients with foot ulcers in people with diabetes
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Number of ulcers healed Hydrogel dressings vs basic wound contact dressings | RR 1.8 [1.27, 2.56] | 3 studies · 198 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias |
Adverse events Hydrogel dressings vs basic wound contact dressings | no estimate extracted | 0 studies · 3 participants | Ungraded |
Hydrogel dressings compared to Larval therapy for foot ulcers in people with diabetes
Population: patients with foot ulcers in people with diabetes
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Number of ulcers healed Hydrogel dressings vs Larval therapy | RR 0.4 [0.08, 1.99] | 1 study · 140 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Hydrogel dressing compared to platelet‐derived growth factor for foot ulcers in people with diabetes
Population: patients with Foot ulcers in people with diabetes
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Number of ulcers healed Hydrogel dressing vs platelet‐derived growth factor | RR 0.81 [0.5, 1.32] | 1 study · 104 participants | Low Downgraded: imprecision |
Purilon hydrogel compared to Intrasite hydrogel for foot ulcers in people with diabetes
Population: patients with foot ulcers in people with diabetes
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Number of ulcers healed Purilon hydrogel vs Intrasite hydrogel | no estimate extracted | 0 studies · 1 participants | Ungraded |