| Methods |
RCT. Randomisation, allocation concealment and blinding of participants and investigators (including outcome assessors) not reported. |
| Participants |
196 patients with burns (mean %TBSA: 1) presenting to an emergency department. |
| Interventions |
Hydrocolloid dressing (Granuflex, Squibb Surgicare) versus chlorhexidine‐impregnated tulle‐gras (Bactigras, Smith & Nephew Healthcare Limited). Dressings changed at weekly intervals. |
| Outcomes |
Number of days to complete healing
Incidence of infection |
| Notes |
Withdrawals:
I: 42/92 (45.7%)
C: 35/104 (33.7%)
Loss to follow‐up
I: 42/92 (45.7%)
C: 35/104 (33.7%) |
| Risk of bias |
| Bias |
Authors' judgement |
Support for judgement |
| Random sequence generation (selection bias) |
Unclear risk |
"allocated randomly" ‐ no further information provided |
| Allocation concealment (selection bias) |
Unclear risk |
Not reported |
| Blinding (performance bias and detection bias)
All outcomes |
Unclear risk |
Not reported |
| Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias)
All outcomes |
High risk |
77 patients were lost to follow‐up. Reasons for leaving early not fully described. Not an intention‐to‐treat analysis. |
| Selective reporting (reporting bias) |
High risk |
For the outcome number of days to complete healing means reported, but no SDs |
| Other bias |
Low risk |
None detected |
