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…
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…
Case Study Details:Study initiated on: 27.06.2015Sex of the patient: FemaleAge: 46 yearsType of Wound: Overweight patient, with a non healing venous ulcer on the lower right leg with a thick and stubborn biofilm, non responsive to multiple treatments.Age of the wound: 8 monthsPrevious treatments…
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…
