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Hydrogel dressings for treating pressure ulcers

Overview of attention for article published in Cochrane database of systematic reviews, February 2015
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Title
Hydrogel dressings for treating pressure ulcers
Published in
Cochrane database of systematic reviews, February 2015
DOI 10.1002/14651858.cd011226.pub2
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Authors

Jo C Dumville, Nikki Stubbs, Samantha J Keogh, Rachel M Walker, Zhenmi Liu

Abstract

Pressure ulcers, also known as bedsores, decubitus ulcers and pressure injuries, are localised areas of injury to the skin or the underlying tissue, or both. Dressings are widely used to treat pressure ulcers and there are many different dressing options including hydrogel dressings. A clear and current overview of the current evidence is required to facilitate decision-making regarding dressing use for the treatment of pressure ulcers. To assess the effects of hydrogel dressings on the healing of pressure ulcers in any care setting. We searched the following databases: the Cochrane Wounds Group Specialised Register (searched 19 June 2014); The Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL; 2014, Issue 5); Ovid MEDLINE (1946 to June Week 2 2014); Ovid MEDLINE (In-Process & Other Non-Indexed Citations, 23 June 2014); Ovid EMBASE (1974 to 20 June 2014); and EBSCO CINAHL (1982 to 18 June 2014). There were no restrictions based on language or date of publication. Published or unpublished randomised controlled trials (RCTs) comparing the effects of hydrogel dressings with alternative wound dressings or no dressing in the treatment of pressure ulcers (stage II or above). Two review authors independently performed study selection, risk of bias assessment and data extraction. We included eleven studies (523 participants) in this review. Ten studies had two arms and one had three arms that were all relevant to this review. Three studies compared a hydrogel dressing with a basic wound contact dressing; three studies compared a hydrogel dressing with a hydrocolloid dressing; three studies compared a hydrogel dressing with another hydrogel dressing; one study compared a hydrogel dressing with a foam dressing; one study compared a hydrogel dressing with a dextranomer paste dressing and one study compared a hydrogel dressing with a topical treatment (collagenase). Limited data were available for analyses in this review: we conducted no meta-analyses. Where data were available there was no evidence of a difference between hydrogel and alternative treatments in terms of complete wound healing or adverse events. One small study reported that using hydrogel dressings was, on average, less costly than hydrocolloid dressings, but this estimate was imprecise and its methodology was not clear. All included studies were small, had short follow-up times and were at unclear risk of bias. It is not clear if hydrogel dressings are more or less effective than other treatments in healing pressure ulcers or if different hydrogels have different effects, Most trials in this field are very small and poorly reported so that risk of bias is unclear.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
Spain 1 <1%
United States 1 <1%
South Africa 1 <1%
Unknown 236 99%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 46 19%
Student > Bachelor 28 12%
Student > Ph. D. Student 22 9%
Researcher 21 9%
Student > Doctoral Student 15 6%
Other 38 16%
Unknown 69 29%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 57 24%
Nursing and Health Professions 40 17%
Psychology 11 5%
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science 11 5%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 8 3%
Other 36 15%
Unknown 76 32%
Attention Score in Context

Attention Score in Context

This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 16. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 02 March 2022.
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#2,251,728
of 25,457,858 outputs
Outputs from Cochrane database of systematic reviews
#4,648
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Outputs of similar age
#27,367
of 269,229 outputs
Outputs of similar age from Cochrane database of systematic reviews
#103
of 283 outputs
Altmetric has tracked 25,457,858 research outputs across all sources so far. Compared to these this one has done particularly well and is in the 91st percentile: it's in the top 10% of all research outputs ever tracked by Altmetric.
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