Comparison 1. Fatty acid versus other topical intervention or standard care.

Outcome or subgroup title	No. of studies	No. of participants	Statistical method	Effect size
1 Pressure ulcer	5		Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	Subtotals only
1.1 Fatty acid versus olive oil	2	1060	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	1.28 [0.76, 2.17]
1.2 Fatty acid versus control compound	1	331	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.42 [0.22, 0.80]
1.3 Fatty acid versus standard care	2	187	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.70 [0.41, 1.18]
2 Pressure ulcer (high‐quality studies)	1	831	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	1.46 [0.77, 2.75]
3 Adverse event	1	831	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	2.22 [0.20, 24.37]