Study designs of evaluations included in the review
Studies on humans with chronic stage II to IV pressure sores. Properly controlled trials (with or without randomisation).
Specific interventions included in the review
Miscellaneous topical agents including sugar, vitamins, elements, minerals, hormones, cytokine growth factor, and skin equivalents.
Participants included in the review
Patients with chronic stage II to IV pressure sores were included.
Outcomes assessed in the review
The outcomes were time for complete healing of the pressure sores, healing rates and healing synergy.
How were decisions on the relevance of primary studies made?
The authors do not state how the papers were selected for the review, or how many of the authors performed the selection.