Cochrane · systematic review · CD009907
Foam dressings for venous leg ulcers
O'Meara, S, Martyn‐St James, M · 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
27
current version
GRADE rated
12
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 15 · 55.6%Very low 0 · 0%Low 11 · 40.7%Moderate 1 · 3.7%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
polyurethane foam dressing compared to hydrocellular foam dressing for venous leg ulceration
Population: patients with venous leg ulceration
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Time to healing polyurethane foam dressing vs hydrocellular foam dressing | RR 1.24 [0.91, 1.49] | 1 study · 156 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, publication bias |
Proportion of participants with healed ulcers polyurethane foam dressing vs hydrocellular foam dressing | RR 1.03 [0.6, 1.78] | 1 study · 118 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency, publication bias |
Proportion of participants with healed ulcers polyurethane foam dressing vs hydrocellular foam dressing | RR 1.6 [0.75, 3.42] | 1 study · 18 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency, publication bias |
Proportion of participants with healed ulcers polyurethane foam dressing vs hydrocellular foam dressing | RR 1.08 [0.85, 1.37] | 1 study · 156 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, publication bias |
Mean change in wound size, with adjustment for baseline size polyurethane foam dressing vs hydrocellular foam dressing | no estimate extracted | 0 studies · 0 participants | Ungraded |
Proportion of participants experiencing adverse events polyurethane foam dressing vs hydrocellular foam dressing | RR 1.13 [0.69, 1.85] | 1 study · 156 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, publication bias |
Health‐related quality of life polyurethane foam dressing vs hydrocellular foam dressing | no estimate extracted | 0 studies · 0 participants | Ungraded |
foam dressing compared to paraffin gauze dressing for venous leg ulceration
Population: patients with venous leg ulceration
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Time to healing foam dressing vs paraffin gauze dressing | no estimate extracted | 0 studies · 0 participants | Ungraded |
Proportion of participants with healed ulcers foam dressing vs paraffin gauze dressing | RR 1.34 [0.61, 2.92] | 1 study · 71 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency, publication bias |
Mean change in wound size, with adjustment for baseline size foam dressing vs paraffin gauze dressing | no estimate extracted | 0 studies · 0 participants | Ungraded |
Adverse events foam dressing vs paraffin gauze dressing | no estimate extracted | 0 studies · 0 participants | Ungraded |
Health‐related quality of life foam dressing vs paraffin gauze dressing | no estimate extracted | 0 studies · 0 participants | Ungraded |
foam dressing compared to hydrocapillary dressing for venous leg ulceration
Population: patients with venous leg ulceration
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Time to healing foam dressing vs hydrocapillary dressing | no estimate extracted | 0 studies · 0 participants | Ungraded |
Proportion of participants with healed ulcers foam dressing vs hydrocapillary dressing | RR 0.78 [0.5, 1.21] | 1 study · 97 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency, publication bias |
Mean change in wound size, with adjustment for baseline size foam dressing vs hydrocapillary dressing | no estimate extracted | 0 studies · 0 participants | Ungraded |
Proportion of participants experiencing adverse events foam dressing vs hydrocapillary dressing | RR 1.4 [0.62, 3.18] | 1 study · 97 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency, publication bias |
Health‐related quality of life foam dressing vs hydrocapillary dressing | no estimate extracted | 0 studies · 0 participants | Ungraded |
foam dressing compared to hydrocolloid dressing for venous leg ulceration
Population: patients with venous leg ulceration
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Time to healing foam dressing vs hydrocolloid dressing | no estimate extracted | 0 studies · 0 participants | Ungraded |
Proportion of participants with healed ulcers foam dressing vs hydrocolloid dressing | RR 1 [0.81, 1.22] | 5 studies · 418 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias, publication bias |
Mean change in wound size, with adjustment for baseline size foam dressing vs hydrocolloid dressing | no estimate extracted | 0 studies · 0 participants | Ungraded |
Proportion of participants experiencing adverse events foam dressing vs hydrocolloid dressing | RR 1.22 [0.64, 2.31] | 1 study · 107 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency, publication bias |
Health‐related quality of life foam dressing vs hydrocolloid dressing | no estimate extracted | 0 studies · 0 participants | Ungraded |
foam dressing compared to knitted viscose dressing for venous leg ulceration
Population: patients with venous leg ulceration
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Time to healing foam dressing vs knitted viscose dressing | no estimate extracted | 0 studies · 0 participants | Ungraded |
Proportion of participants with healed ulcers foam dressing vs knitted viscose dressing | RR 1.35 [0.89, 2.05] | 1 study · 132 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency, publication bias |
Mean change in wound size, with adjustment for baseline size foam dressing vs knitted viscose dressing | no estimate extracted | 0 studies · 0 participants | Ungraded |
Proportion of participants experiencing adverse events foam dressing vs knitted viscose dressing | RR 5 [0.24, 102.19] | 1 study · 132 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency, publication bias |
Health‐related quality of life foam dressing vs knitted viscose dressing | no estimate extracted | 0 studies · 0 participants | Ungraded |