Boston Medical SilverStream

Silver-Ion-Containing Solution Aids in Chronic Wound Healing

Authors: Jennifer Gloeckner Powers, MD, Laurel M. Morton, MD, Tania J. Phillips, MD. Department of Dermatology, Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts BACKGROUND Since chronic wounds are prone to bacterial infections, the clinician looks for more sustainable approaches to reducing bacterial growth than multiple courses of…

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SilverStream for Venous Ulcerations

Use of an Ionic Topical Silver Solution with Menthol as a Wound Cleansing Agent in Venous Ulcerations

Authors: Darlene Saucier APRN, MSN, BC-FNP, CWCN; Catherine T. Milne APRN, MSN, BC-ANP/CNS, CWOCN, Connecticut Clinical Nursing Associates, LLC Bristol, Connecticut CLINICAL PROBLEM Topical antimicrobial therapy has been shown to be an effective method to address critical colonization. Silver, in ionic or nanocrystalline forms,…

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