A systematic literature review of the disease burden in patients with recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa

Table 7 Time required for a dressing change and/or wound care in patients with RDEB

	Bruckner [53]	Jeon [59]	Shayegan [79]
N, patients with RDEB	53	13	90
Definition	Whole body wound care including preparation and cleanup	Dressing change	Dressing change
Time required for dressing change, n (%)
< 2 h	19 (36)	11 (85)	NR
2–3 h	21 (40)	2 (15)	27 (30)^a
> 4 h	13 (25)	0 (0)	NR

NR, not reported; RDEB, recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa
^a2 hours was most commonly reported time taken to change dressings; no other time data on patients with RDEB were reported

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