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  • Intervention
    What is the effect of the management of nutritional needs in addition to other wound treatment modalities (e.g., debridement, cleansing, dressing, compression bandage, antibiotics and pressure offloading) in the usual care of chronic wounds among patients with chronic kidney disease or diabetic nephropathy?
    • Conclusion

      There is no direct evidence available to evaluate the comparisons of wound treatment modalities, including nutrition management, in patients with chronic kidney disease or diabetic nephropathy.

    • Grade: V
      • Grade I means there is Good/Strong evidence supporting the statement;
      • Grade II is Fair;
      • Grade III is Limited/Weak;
      • Grade IV is Expert Opinion Only;
      • Grade V is Not Assignable.
      • High (A) means we are very confident that the true effect lies close to that of the estimate of the effect;
      • Moderate (B) means we are moderately confident in the effect estimate;
      • Low (C) means our confidence in the effect estimate is limited;
      • Very Low (D) means we have very little confidence in the effect estimate.
      • Ungraded means a grade is not assignable.