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. 2013 Mar 28;2013(3):CD002106. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD002106.pub4

Comparison 5. Hydrogel dressing vs usual care.

Outcome or subgroup title No. of studies No. of participants Statistical method Effect size
1 Wound healing: number of people healed at 6 days 1 80 Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI) 1.5 [0.46, 4.91]
2 Wound healing: number of people healed at 9 days 1 80 Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI) 2.0 [1.08, 3.72]
3 Wound healing: number of people healed at 21 days 1 80 Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI) 1.0 [0.95, 1.05]
4 Wound healing: number of people healed at 12 days 1 80 Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI) 1.68 [1.17, 2.42]
5 Wound healing: number of people healed at 15 days 1 80 Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI) 1.16 [0.95, 1.41]
6 Wound healing: number of people healed at 18 days 1 80 Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI) 1.08 [0.97, 1.21]
7 Assessment of pain at baseline 1   Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI) Totals not selected
8 Pain 30 minutes after treatment 1 118 Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI) ‐0.79 [‐1.64, 0.06]
9 Overall assessment of pain at end of study 1 98 Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI) ‐1.31 [‐2.37, ‐0.25]
10 Infection with Pseudomonas aeruginosa requiring antibiotic therapy 1 80 Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI) 0.33 [0.01, 7.95]