Comparison 4. Foam dressings compared with basic wound contact dressings.

Outcome or subgroup title	No. of studies	No. of participants	Statistical method	Effect size
1 Incidence of healing	2		Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	Subtotals only
1.1 Short‐term follow‐up	1	36	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	1.33 [0.62, 2.88]
1.2 Medium‐term follow‐up	1	50	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	1.17 [0.79, 1.72]
2 Time to complete healing (in days), medium‐term follow‐up	1		Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	Subtotals only
3 Adverse events, medium‐term follow‐up	1		Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	Subtotals only