Silver dressing

Tomaselh N, The role of topical silver preparations in wound healing . Journal of Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nursing official publication of The Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nnrses Sodety/WOCN, 33 (4), 2006, pp 367-378. Sibbald RG, Contreras-Rniz J, Coutts P, Fierheller M, Rothman A and Woo K, Bacteriology, inflammation, and heahng a study of nanocrystalUne silver dressings in chronic venons leg ulcers . Advances in Skin Wound Care, 20 (10), 2007, pp 549-558. 

Strohal R, Schelling M, Takacs M, Jurecka W, Gruber U and Offner F, Nanocrystalline silver dressings as an efficient anti-MRSA barrier a new solution to an increasing problem . The Journal of Hospital Infection, 60 (3), 2005, pp 226-230. 

M.H. Cavanagh, R.E. Burrell, and P.L. Nadworny, Evaluating antimicrobial efficacy of new commercially available silver dressings. Inter. Wound., 7 (5), 394-405,2010. 

Bhattacharyya, M., Bradley, H. (2008). A case report of the use of nanocrystalline silver dressing in the management of acute surgical site woimd infected with MRSA to prevent cutaneous necrosis following revision surgery. The International Journal of Lower Extremity Wounds, 7(1), 45—48. 

Leaper, D.J. Silver dressings their role in wound management. Int. Wound J. 3(4), 282-294 (2006)... 

Wang J, Smith J, Babidge W, et al. Silver dressings versus other dressings for chronic wounds in a community care setting. J Wound Care 2007 16 352-6. 

Clinically, silver dressings are mainly used in the treatment of infected wounds or wounds at a high risk of infection or reinfection. In the following situations, silver dressings should not be used. 

When contraindicated by the manufacturer—for example, some manufacturers recommend that their silver dressings are not used during magnetic resonance imaging, or on/near body sites undergoing radiotherapy. 

Lansdown ABG, Williams A, ChandlerS, etal. Silver absorption and antibacterial efficacy of silver dressings. J Wound Care 2005 14(4) 155-60. 

Table 4 A 30 minute bactericidal (log reduction) assay comparison of a poly-nanocrystalline silver dressing (Acticoat ), against 7 other silver containing wound treatments. Silver nitrate and silver sulfadiazine (SSD) are a 0.5% solution and a 1% cream, respectively...

Fig. 1 Bactericidal assays (log number of survivors vs. time) for various silver dressing treatments tested against MRSA. The organisms were grown in, and the tests were performed in, Trypticase Soy Broth at 37°C. Note The limit of detection is 2...

In clinical use, the nanostractured silver dressing has shown excellent antimicrobial activity. In a clinical study performed by Tredget et al. (1998), they found that the frequency of bum wound sepsis was a factor of three lower... 

Fong, J. and Wood, F. (2006) Nanocrystalline silver dressings in wound management a review. International Journal of Nanomedicine, 1(4), 441-9. 

Coutts, P., EierheUer, M., Rothman, A. and Woo, K. (2007) Bacteriology, inflammation, and healing a study of nanoCTystaHine silver dressings in chronic venous leg ulcers. Advances in Skin and Wound Care, 20(10), 549-58. 

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