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.
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
Foam dressings for healing diabetic foot ulcers
CochraneSoF table
5 questions
Antibiotic therapy for the treatment of methicillin‐resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections in surgical wounds
CochraneSoF table
1 questions
Foam dressings for venous leg ulcers
CochraneSoF table
27 questions
Antibiotic prophylaxis for the prevention of methicillin‐resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) related complications in surgical patients
CochraneSoF table
38 questions
Peritoneal closure versus no peritoneal closure for patients undergoing non‐obstetric abdominal operations
CochraneSoF table
4 questions
Antibiotic therapy for the treatment of methicillin‐resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in non surgical wounds
CochraneSoF table
3 questions
Gauze and tape and transparent polyurethane dressings for central venous catheters
CochraneSoF table
3 questions