Cochrane · systematic review · CD009224
Phototherapy for treating pressure ulcers
Chen, C, Hou, WH, Chan, ESY, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2014 · 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
2
current version
GRADE rated
2
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 2 · 100%Low 0 · 0%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
Phototherapy versus control for treating pressure ulcers
Population: patients being treated for pressure ulcers
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Time to complete healing (weeks) (UV vs control) Scale from: 0 to complete healing Phototherapy vs control | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 32 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Time to complete healing (weeks) (laser vs control) weeks. Scale from: 0 to complete healing. Phototherapy vs control | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 8 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias |