Latest publications from Cochrane Wounds

September 2020

Review

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

August 2020

Protocol

• 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

December 2019

Reviews

• ​Primary closure versus delayed or no closure for traumatic wounds due to mammalian bite

November 2019

Protocols

• Interventions for postburn pruritus

September 2019

Review updates

• Prophylactic antibiotics to prevent surgical site infection after breast cancer surgery

Protocols

• Dressings and topical agents for the management of open wounds after surgical treatment for sacrococcygeal pilonidal sinus

August 2019

Reviews

• Chlorhexidine bathing of the critically ill for the prevention of hospital-acquired infection

Protocols

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

June 2019

Reviews

• Rigid dressings versus soft dressings for transtibial amputations

Protocols

• Silicone gel sheeting for treating hypertrophic scars

March 2019

Review updates

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

Reviews

• Subfascial endoscopic perforator surgery (SEPS) for treating venous leg ulcers

January 2019

Review updates

• Risk assessment tools for the prevention of pressure ulcers