A Net Meta-Analysis of the Effectiveness of Different Types of Dressings in the Treatment of Diabetic Foot

OBJECTIVE: This is an analysis of the impact of a new dressing commonly used to treat diabetic foot (DFU). METHODS: Chinese and English databases were searched to collect clinical randomized controlled studies (RCTs) of various types of dressings for the treatment of DFU, and the healing rates of the different dressings were combined by reticulation meta-analysis. RESULTS: The aggregate of the 36 RCTs included in this study analysed the healing rates of nine dressings: conventional dressing, alginate dressing, chitosan dressing, hyaluronic acid dressing, platelet-rich plasma dressing, amniotic membrane dressing, honey dressing, human recombinant growth factor dressing, and silver ionomer dressing. CONCLUSION: Hyaluronic acid dressing, amniotic membrane dressing, honey dressing, and platelet-rich plasma dressing are the ideal materials for topical treatment of DFU.