Comparison 1. Topical antimicrobial dressing compared with non‐antimicrobial dressing.

Outcome or subgroup title	No. of studies	No. of participants	Statistical method	Effect size
1 Proportion of wounds healed	5	945	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)	1.28 [1.12, 1.45]
1.1 Short term follow up	1	80	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)	1.6 [1.00, 2.57]
1.2 Medium term follow‐up	4	865	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)	1.26 [1.10, 1.44]
2 Incidence of infection: medium term follow‐up	2	173	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)	0.34 [0.04, 3.10]
3 Surgical resection: medium term follow‐up	1	317	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.33 [0.04, 2.72]
4 Adverse events	1	134	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.96 [0.62, 1.48]