What's new
New reviews, protocols & titles
The Cochrane Library 2008, Issue 4
New titles registered this version
Dressings and topical agents for donor sites of split-thickness skin grafts
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy for acute wounds
Interventions for treating gas gangrene
Interventions to prevent infection in people receiving chest drains for thoracic surgery
Topical or surgical treatment for facial burns
New protocols this version
Control interventions for preventing spread of vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) in hospitals
New reviews this version
Dressings for superficial and partial thickness burns
Honey as a topical treatment for wounds
Mupirocin ointment for preventing Staphylococcus aureus infections in nasal carriers
Updated reviews - new citation, conclusions changed
Support surfaces for pressure ulcer prevention
Updated review - new citation, conclusions not changed
Pin site care for preventing infections associated with external bone fixators and pins
Preoperative skin antiseptics for preventing surgical wound infections after clean surgery
Conversion to RevMan 5
Several protocols and reviews have been converted to RevMan 5 and have been re published in this version to reflect changes to their format and in accordance with the conversion procedure.
The Cochrane Library 2008, Issue 3
New protocols this version
Wound drainage after plastic and reconstructive surgery of the breast (Editorial process shared with the Breast Cancer Group)
New reviews this version
Debridement for surgical wounds
Risk assessment tools for the prevention of pressure ulcers
Updated reviews this version
Electromagnetic therapy for treating pressure ulcers
Gauze and tape and transparent polyurethane dressings for central venous catheters
Removal of nail polish and finger rings to prevent surgical infection
Systemic antimicrobial prophylaxis for percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy
Therapeutic ultrasound for pressure ulcers
Wound drains after incisional hernia repair
Updated review - new citation, conclusions not changed
Topical negative pressure for treating chronic wounds