Review: wound cleansing with water does not differ from no cleansing or cleansing with other solutions for rates of wound infection or healing.

Study selection Studies published in any language were selected if they were randomised controlled trials (RCTs) or quasirandomised controlled trials (QRCTs) comparing wound cleansing using water (tap, cool boiled, or distilled) with no cleansing or wound cleansing using sterile normal saline or any other solution in patients of all ages with wounds of any aetiology, in any setting (hospital, community, nursing home, general practice, or wound clinic).