Systematic review and mixed treatment comparison: dressings to heal diabetic foot ulcers.

ABSTRACT:

Aims/hypothesis

Foot ulcers in people with diabetes are a common and serious global health issue. Dressings form a key part of ulcer treatment. Existing systematic reviews are limited by the lack of head-to-head comparisons of alternative dressings in a field where there are several different dressing options. We aimed to determine the relative effects of alternative wound dressings on the healing of diabetic foot ulcers.

Methods

This study was a systematic review involving Bayesian mixed treatment comparison. We included randomised controlled trials evaluating the effects on diabetic foot ulcer healing of one or more wound dressings. There were no restrictions based on language or publication status.

Results

Fifteen eligible studies, evaluating nine dressing types, w

SUBMITTER: Dumville JC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3369130 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature