Cochrane Review Group

Wounds

107 systematic reviews in Wounds ask 1,645 questions. 39.6% have no studies to answer them, 33.7% rest on very low certainty evidence and 4.4% reach moderate or high certainty.

Reviews

107

Questions

1,645

current versions

No studies

39.6%

Moderate or high

4.4%

No studies 651 · 39.6%Ungraded 84 · 5.1%Very low 554 · 33.7%Low 283 · 17.2%Moderate 64 · 3.9%High 9 · 0.5%

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.

Search questions in Wounds

Thinnest evidence

All no studies and very low questions

Question	Effect	Evidence	Status / GRADE
UK class 2 compression hosiery vs UK class 3 compression hosiery Duration of reulceration episodes · people with healed venous leg ulcers Compression for preventing recurrence of venous ulcers (2024) · Cochrane	no estimate extracted	NR	No studies
UK class 2 compression hosiery vs UK class 3 compression hosiery Proportion of · people with healed venous leg ulcers Compression for preventing recurrence of venous ulcers (2024) · Cochrane	no estimate extracted	NR	No studies
UK class 2 compression hosiery vs UK class 3 compression hosiery Ulceration on the contralateral leg · people with healed venous leg ulcers Compression for preventing recurrence of venous ulcers (2024) · Cochrane	no estimate extracted	NR	No studies
UK class 2 compression hosiery vs UK class 3 compression hosiery Comfort · people with healed venous leg ulcers Compression for preventing recurrence of venous ulcers (2024) · Cochrane	no estimate extracted	NR	No studies
UK class 2 compression hosiery vs UK class 3 compression hosiery Adverse effects · people with healed venous leg ulcers Compression for preventing recurrence of venous ulcers (2024) · Cochrane	no estimate extracted	NR	No studies
Summary of findings table ‐ Protein vs standard diet Side effects: at least one adverse gastrointestinal event · patients (> 65 years) following hip fracture; patients with a recent stroke Nutritional interventions for preventing and treating pressure ulcers (2024) · Cochrane	RR 0.7 [0.06, 7.96]	2 studies · 140 participants	Very low
Summary of findings table ‐ Protein vs standard diet Costs ‐ not reported · patients (> 65 years) following hip fracture; patients with a recent stroke Nutritional interventions for preventing and treating pressure ulcers (2024) · Cochrane	no estimate extracted	NR	No studies
Summary of findings table ‐ Protein vs standard diet Health‐related quality of life ‐ not reported · patients (> 65 years) following hip fracture; patients with a recent stroke Nutritional interventions for preventing and treating pressure ulcers (2024) · Cochrane	no estimate extracted	NR	No studies
Summary of findings table ‐ Energy, protein and micronutrients vs standard diet Time to complete healing of pressure ulcers ‐ not reported · long‐term care patients; inpatients without dehydration with energy intake by tube feeding; patients with pressure… Nutritional interventions for preventing and treating pressure ulcers (2024) · Cochrane	no estimate extracted	NR	No studies
Summary of findings table ‐ Energy, protein and micronutrients vs standard diet Change in area/depth/volume of pressure ulcers ‐ not reported · long‐term care patients; inpatients without dehydration with energy intake by tube feeding; patients with pressure… Nutritional interventions for preventing and treating pressure ulcers (2024) · Cochrane	no estimate extracted	NR	No studies
Summary of findings table ‐ Energy, protein and micronutrients vs standard diet Acceptability of nutritional supplements ‐ not reported · long‐term care patients; inpatients without dehydration with energy intake by tube feeding; patients with pressure… Nutritional interventions for preventing and treating pressure ulcers (2024) · Cochrane	no estimate extracted	NR	No studies
Summary of findings table ‐ Energy, protein and micronutrients vs standard diet Side effects: at least one adverse gastrointestinal event · long‐term care patients; inpatients without dehydration with energy intake by tube feeding; patients with pressure… Nutritional interventions for preventing and treating pressure ulcers (2024) · Cochrane	RR 1.6 [0.59, 4.33]	1 study · 60 participants	Very low

Reviews 107

Alternating pressure (active) air surfaces for preventing pressure ulcers

Shi, C, Dumville, JC, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2021

Wounds

Thinnest evidence

Reviews 107

Alternating pressure (active) air surfaces for preventing pressure ulcers

Foam surfaces for preventing pressure ulcers

Reactive air surfaces for preventing pressure ulcers

Alternative reactive support surfaces (non‐foam and non‐air‐filled) for preventing pressure ulcers

Beds, overlays and mattresses for treating pressure ulcers

Topical treatment for facial burns

Repositioning for pressure injury prevention in adults

Nutritional interventions for treating foot ulcers in people with diabetes

Subcuticular sutures for skin closure in non‐obstetric surgery

Electrical stimulation for treating pressure ulcers

Hydrosurgical debridement versus conventional surgical debridement for acute partial‐thickness burns

Prophylactic antibiotics to prevent surgical site infection after breast cancer surgery

Risk assessment tools for the prevention of pressure ulcers

​Primary closure versus delayed or no closure for traumatic wounds due to mammalian bite

Subfascial endoscopic perforator surgery (SEPS) for treating venous leg ulcers

Chlorhexidine bathing of the critically ill for the prevention of hospital‐acquired infection

Rigid dressings versus soft dressings for transtibial amputations

Dressings and topical agents for preventing pressure ulcers

Support surfaces for treating pressure ulcers

Negative pressure wound therapy for treating foot wounds in people with diabetes mellitus

Education of healthcare professionals for preventing pressure ulcers

Organisation of health services for preventing and treating pressure ulcers

Negative pressure wound therapy for open traumatic wounds

Dressings and topical agents for treating venous leg ulcers

Therapeutic ultrasound for venous leg ulcers

Primary closure versus delayed or no closure for traumatic wounds due to mammalian bite