Comparative efficacy of silver alginate dressings versus standard gauze in enhancing wound healing post‐mastectomy for triple‐negative breast cancer: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

Comparative efficacy of silver alginate dressings versus standard gauze in enhancing wound healing post‐mastectomy for triple‐negative breast cancer: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

This meta‐analysis evaluates the efficacy of silver alginate dressings (SAD) compared to standard gauze (SG) in enhancing wound healing and reducing scar formation post‐mastectomy in patients with triple‐negative breast cancer. From an initial pool of 1245 articles, five studies met the inclusion cr...

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Veröffentlicht in:International wound journal 2024-04, Vol.21 (4), p.e14558-n/a
Hauptverfasser: Qiang, Kejiao, Jiang, Hong, Xing, Yuanyuan, Liang, Xin, Luo, Yangfei, Wu, Xiao
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Sprache:eng
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meta‐analysis
post‐mastectomy wound healing
Review
scar formation
silver alginate dressings
triple‐negative breast cancer
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Zusammenfassung:This meta‐analysis evaluates the efficacy of silver alginate dressings (SAD) compared to standard gauze (SG) in enhancing wound healing and reducing scar formation post‐mastectomy in patients with triple‐negative breast cancer. From an initial pool of 1245 articles, five studies met the inclusion criteria. The analysis revealed that SAD significantly improve early wound healing 1 week post‐mastectomy, as indicated by lower Redness, Edema, Ecchymosis, Discharge, and Approximation (REEDA) scales (I2 = 85%; Random: SMD: −7.08, 95% CI: −8.26 to −5.98, p 
ISSN:1742-4801
1742-481X
DOI:10.1111/iwj.14558