Cochrane · systematic review · CD009111
Foam dressings for healing diabetic foot ulcers
Dumville, JC, Deshpande, S, O'Meara, 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 1 · 20%Low 2 · 40%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
Foam 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Nunber of ulcers healed Foam dressings vs basic wound contact dressings | RR 2.03 [0.91, 4.55] | 2 studies · 49 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Foam dressings compared to alginate 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 Foam dressings vs alginate dressings | RR 1.5 [0.92, 2.44] | 2 studies · 50 participants | Low Downgraded: imprecision |
Adverse events Foam dressings vs alginate dressings | no estimate extracted | 0 studies · 1 participants | Ungraded |
Foam dressings compared to hydrocolloid matrix 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 Foam dressings vs hydrocolloid matrix dressings | RR 0.88 [0.61, 1.26] | 1 study · 40 participants | Very low Downgraded: imprecision |
Adverse events Foam dressings vs hydrocolloid matrix dressings | no estimate extracted | 0 studies · 1 participants | Ungraded |