1. Summary of comparisons.
| Comparison | Number of studies | Number of participants |
| Antiseptics versus topical antibiotics | ||
| Silver vs SSD | 16 | 1368 |
| Honey vs SSD or mafenide acetate | 11 | 856 |
| Aloe Vera vs SSD or framycetin | 5 | 338 |
| Iodine vs SSD | 2 | 158 |
| Sodium hypochlorite vs SSD | 1 | 20 |
| Chlorhexidine or polyhexanide (biguanides) vs SSD | 2 | 115 |
| Octenidine vs SSD | 1 | 30 |
| Ethacridine lactate (Rivanol) vs SSD | 1 | 115 |
| Merbromin vs zinc sulfadiazine | 1 | 125 |
| Arnebia euchroma vs SSD | 1 | 49 |
| Antiseptics versus alternative antiseptics | ||
| Chlorhexidine vs iodine | 1 | 213 |
| Iodine vs ethacridine lactate | 1 | 115 |
| Antiseptics versus non‐antibacterial | ||
| Silver vs non‐antibacterial | 3 | 299 |
| Honey vs non‐antibacterial | 3 | 256 |
| Chlorhexidine vs non‐antibacterial | 5 | 516 |
| Iodine vs non‐antibacterial | 4 | 663 |
| Ethacridine lactate vs non‐antibacterial | 1 | 115 |
| Cerium nitrate vs non‐antibacterial | 2 | 214 |
| Merbromin vs non‐antibacterial | 1 | 125 |
SSD: silver sulfadiazine