Latest publications from Cochrane Wounds

August

Review updates

• Preoperative hair removal to reduce surgical site infection

Reviews

• Beds, overlays and mattresses for preventing and treating pressure ulcers: an overview of Cochrane Reviews and network meta-analysis

July 2021

Reviews

• Compression bandages or stockings versus no compression for treating venous leg ulcers

May 2021

Reviews

• Alternating pressure (active) air surfaces for preventing pressure ulcers
• Foam surfaces for preventing pressure ulcers
• Reactive air surfaces for preventing pressure ulcers
• Alternative reactive support surfaces (non-foam and non-air-filled) for preventing pressure ulcers
• Beds, overlays and mattresses for treating pressure ulcers

March 2021

Reviews

• Wound cleansing for treating venous leg ulcers

February 2021

Reviews

• Patient and lay carer education for preventing pressure ulceration in at‐risk populations

• Psychological interventions for treating foot ulcers, and preventing their recurrence, in people with diabetes

Protocols

• Silicone gel sheeting for treating keloid scars

October 2020

Protocols

• Beds, overlays and mattresses for preventing and treating pressure ulcers: an overview of Cochrane reviews and network meta‐analysis

September 2020

Reviews

• Hydrosurgical debridement versus conventional surgical debridement for acute partial-thickness burns

August 2020

Protocols

• Negative pressure wound therapy for managing the open abdomen in non-trauma patients

July 2020

Review updates

• Topical treatment for facial burns

Reviews

• Nutritional interventions for treating foot ulcers in people with diabetes

June 2020

Review updates

• Repositioning for pressure injury prevention in adults

Protocols

• Pressure redistributing static chairs for preventing pressure ulcers

May 2020

Review updates

• Negative pressure wound therapy for surgical wounds healing by primary closure

Protocols

• Alternating pressure (active) air surfaces for preventing pressure ulcers
• Foam surfaces for preventing pressure ulcers
• Reactive air surfaces for preventing pressure ulcers
• Alternative reactive support surfaces (non-foam or air-filled) for preventing pressure ulcers
• Beds and mattresses for treating pressure ulcers

April 2020

Reviews

• Subcuticular sutures for skin closure in non-obstetric surgery

Protocols

• Hydrogel dressings for donor sites of split-thickness skin grafts

January 2020

Reviews

• Electrical stimulation for treating pressure ulcers

Protocols

• Pressure-garment therapy for preventing hypertrophic scarring after burn injury