Cochrane · systematic review · CD013397
Compression bandages or stockings versus no compression for treating venous leg ulcers
Shi, C, Dumville, JC, Cullum, N, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2021 · 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
6
current version
GRADE rated
6
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 2 · 33.3%Low 1 · 16.7%Moderate 3 · 50%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
Compression bandages or stockings compared with no compression for treating venous leg ulcers
Population: people with venous leg ulcers
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Time‐to‐complete wound healing Compression bandages or stockings vs no compression | no estimate extracted | 5 studies · 733 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Proportion of wounds completely healed during Compression bandages or stockings vs no compression | no estimate extracted | 10 studies · 1215 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias |
Adverse events Compression bandages or stockings vs no compression | no estimate extracted | 3 studies · 585 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency |
Participant health‐related quality of life/health status Compression bandages or stockings vs no compression | no estimate extracted | 4 studies · 859 participants | Low Downgraded: inconsistency |
Cost effectiveness Compression bandages or stockings vs no compression | no estimate extracted | 3 studies · 486 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency, indirectness |
Mean pain scoremedian Compression bandages or stockings vs no compression | no estimate extracted | 5 studies · 859 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias |