| Methods |
RCT. Randomisation produced by computer‐generated random number generator. Allocation concealment recorded. Blinding of participants and investigators (including outcome assessors) not reported. |
| Participants |
55 patients with partial thickness burns seen within 6 hours of injury. Patients with burns of the face, hands, feet, axilla and perineum were excluded. |
| Interventions |
Polyurethane film (Op‐site, Smith and Nephew Healthcare Limited) versus paraffin gauze (Jelonet, Smith and Nephew Healthcare Limited) |
| Outcomes |
Number of days to complete wound healing
Level of pain
Number of dressing changes
Incidence of infection
Adverse events i.e. skin reactions |
| Notes |
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| Risk of bias |
| Bias |
Authors' judgement |
Support for judgement |
| Random sequence generation (selection bias) |
Low risk |
Based on random numbers (Geigy) |
| Allocation concealment (selection bias) |
Low risk |
Cards drawn from sealed envelopes |
| Blinding (performance bias and detection bias)
All outcomes |
High risk |
Different care protocols, so blinding of participants, investigators and assessors unlikely |
| Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias)
All outcomes |
Unclear risk |
Reported with insufficient detail |
| Selective reporting (reporting bias) |
High risk |
Outcomes reported incompletely |
| Other bias |
Low risk |
None detected |
