Electromagnetic therapy for treating pressure ulcers

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Methodological quality summary: review authors' judgements about each methodological quality item for each included study.

Analysis 1.1

Comparison 1 Electromagnetic therapy versus sham electromagnetic therapy, Outcome 1 Pressure ulcers healed within 8 weeks of treatment.

Analysis 2.1

Comparison 2 Electromagnetic therapy versus standard therapy alone, Outcome 1 Pressure ulcers healed within 8 weeks of treatment duration.

Analysis 3.1

Comparison 3 Electromagnetic therapy versus sham electromagnetic therapy, Outcome 1 Healed ulcers at one week.

Analysis 4.1

Comparison 4 Electromagnetic therapy versus sham electromagnetic therapy, Outcome 1 Percent reduction in wound surface area at one week.

Comparison 1. Electromagnetic therapy versus sham electromagnetic therapy

Outcome or subgroup title	No. of studies	No. of participants	Statistical method	Effect size
1 Pressure ulcers healed within 8 weeks of treatment Show forest plot	1		Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	Subtotals only

Comparison 1. Electromagnetic therapy versus sham electromagnetic therapy

Comparison 2. Electromagnetic therapy versus standard therapy alone

Outcome or subgroup title	No. of studies	No. of participants	Statistical method	Effect size
1 Pressure ulcers healed within 8 weeks of treatment duration Show forest plot	1		Risk Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)	Subtotals only

Comparison 2. Electromagnetic therapy versus standard therapy alone

Comparison 3. Electromagnetic therapy versus sham electromagnetic therapy

Outcome or subgroup title	No. of studies	No. of participants	Statistical method	Effect size
1 Healed ulcers at one week Show forest plot	1	30	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	7.0 [0.97, 50.38]

1.1 Stage II ulcers	1	20	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	7.0 [0.41, 120.16]
1.2 Stage III ulcers	1	10	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	7.0 [0.45, 108.26]

Comparison 3. Electromagnetic therapy versus sham electromagnetic therapy

Comparison 4. Electromagnetic therapy versus sham electromagnetic therapy

Outcome or subgroup title	No. of studies	No. of participants	Statistical method	Effect size
1 Percent reduction in wound surface area at one week Show forest plot	1	30	Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	37.0 [17.36, 56.64]

Comparison 4. Electromagnetic therapy versus sham electromagnetic therapy