Appropriate use of silver dressings in wounds: international consensus document.

WUK_Collarte amended.indd

White (2015) suggests that in conjunction with appropriate compression therapy, when a venous leg ulcer (VLU) is infected, there are four main criteria that a dressing will need to meet. It has to: Provide sustained broad spectrum antibacterial action Be efficacious against biofilm Be efficacious in the presence of exudate Be safe. Along with other topical antimicrobial agents, dressings that c...

Reply to Cytotoxicity of silver dressings--time to think and react by Nagoba et al.

Dear Editors, The recent letter to the journal entitled ‘Cytotoxicity of silver dressings – time to think and react’ by Nagoba et al. provides a stimulus to react and provide evidence that supports the safety of silver. It is acknowledged that laboratory and some animal data exist that show silver and indeed other antibacterial agents to have a deleterious effect on various cells that facilitat...

Appropriate Use of Silver Dressings in Wounds

Consensus panel recommendations for chronic and acute wound dressings.

OBJECTIVE To seek a consensus on recommendations that would help health professionals choose appropriate wound dressings in daily practice, since a systematic review found only limited evidence to support reported indications for modern wound dressings. PARTICIPANTS A steering committee selected a panel of 27 experts with no declared conflicts of interest from lists of nursing staff and physi...

A Scoping Review of the Use of Silver-impregnated Dressings for the Treatment of Chronic Wounds.

Topical silver agents and dressings are used to control infection and promote healing in chronic wounds, but reviews published from 2006 to 2011 found heterogeneous results regarding their effectiveness. A scoping review was conducted to examine the extent, range, and nature of research activity surrounding chronic wound care that employed silver-impregnated dressings; identify research gaps in...