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,…
Authors: Thomas E. Serena MD FACS FACHM MAPWCA, St. Vincent Hospital, Erie, PA. USA Use of an Ionic Silver Solution for Wound Cleansing and Reduction in Biomaterial BACKGROUND Antisepsis in wound care consists primarily in the use of topical antimicrobials to reduce both platonic…
Introduction to Case Study This case study involves a 46-year-old female patient with an 8-month-old non-healing venous ulcer on the lower right leg. The patient, who was overweight, suffered from a stubborn biofilm and an infection-resistant wound that did not respond to multiple prior…
The medical uses of silver include its incorporation into wound dressings to treat external infections, and its use as an antiseptic and disinfectant in medical appliances. Silver is also promoted within alternative medicine in the form of colloidal silver, although this particular application has…
Adam Landsman, DPM, PhD, FACFAS. Chief, Division of Podiatric Surgery, Cambridge Health Alliance, and Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, MA ABSTRACT This study represents the first prospective study for the treatment of mildly infected and non-progressive diabetic foot ulcers treated with SilverStream, a clear hypertonic…
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