eTable 4. Categories of wounds in included RCTs.
RCT | Chronic open | Acute open | Covered | ||||||||
Arteriosclerotic, diabetic ulcers | Chronic venous ulcers | Pressure sores | Other | Foot amp. | Post-trauma | Open abdominal | Fasciitis | Skin graft | Other | Split-skin graft | |
Commercially available systems | |||||||||||
Blume 2008 (8) | + | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Chio 2010 (9) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | + | – | – |
Keskin 2008 (10) | – | – | – | – | – | + | – | – | – | – | – |
Stannard 2009 (11) | – | – | – | – | – | + | – | – | – | – | – |
Systems not commercially available | |||||||||||
Bee 2008 (12) | – | – | – | – | – | – | + | – | – | – | – |
Mody 2008 (13) | + | – | + | – | – | – | – | + | – | + | – |
Perez 2010 (14) | + | + | – | + | – | + | – | + | – | + | – |
Saaiq 2010 (15) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | + |
Sepúlveda 2009 (16) | – | – | – | – | + | – | – | – | – | – | – |
RCT: randomized controlled trial; + Yes; – No; amp.: Amputation; NPWT: Negative-pressure wound therapy; post-trauma: post-traumatic wounds