The efficacy and safety of negative pressure wound therapy in paediatric burns: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although the effective application of negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) has been exemplified in diverse clinical studies, its potential and safety, specifically regarding paediatric burns, are yet to be fully confirmed. Our most recent systematic review and meta-analysis strive to investigate the impact of NPWT within the realm of paediatric burns.

Methods

We sourced relevant articles from databases including PubMed, Embase, the Cochrane Database, Web of Science, the International Clinical Trials Registry Platform, China National Knowledge Infrastructureris, the VIP Database for Chinese Technical Periodicals, and the Wanfang database. We defined the primary outcome measure as the healing time, while healing rate, numbers of dressing changes, detection rate of

SUBMITTER: Lou J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11653751 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature