Authors: Ashwani Kumar, Satinderjit S. Bajaj, Jagminder K. Bajaj International Surgery Journal, Kumar A et al. Int Surg J. 2022 Jun;9(6):1174-1178http://www.ijsurgery.com BACKGROUND Diabetic ulcers affect morbidity, mortality and QOL of patients. Wound debridement and dressing using antiseptics are part of standard treatment. Silver stream solution…
Diabetic Ulcers | Venous Ulcers | Pressure Ulcers | Burns | Trauma Cases | Others The catalog contains scientific clinical data on the use of SilverStream for the treatment of various types of wounds. A group of experts evaluated the clinical use of SilverStream…
Authors: Bipin Kishore Bara, Siba Prashad Pattanayak, Tapan Kumar Malla, Manoj Kumar Behera, Binoy Kumar Maharana. Department of General Surgery, Berhampur University. www.Jebmh.com. J. Evid. Based Med. Health., pISSN- 2349-2562, eISSN- 2349-2570/ Vol. 4/Issue 73/Sept. 11, 2017 BACKGROUND Diabetic foot ulcer is very common…
N. Park DPM, G. Gu. MD, M. Yao MD, MPH, J. Ring MSN, ANP-BC, V. Driver, MS, DPM, FACFAS Clinical Research Limb Preservation and Wound Care, Department of Surgery, Boston University Medical Center and Boston University School of Medicine BACKGROUND Silver has been a…
Ido Mizrahi, MD, Noemie Nalbandian, RN MPH. Department of General Surgery, Hadassah Hebrew University Medical Center, Mount Scopus, Jerusalem, Israel INTRODUCTION Pilonidal disease presents with a wide range of symptoms and multiple treatment options exist. Resection of the disease with primary closure might result…
Adam Landsman, DPM, PhD, FACFAS. Chief, Division of Podiatric Surgery, Cambridge Health Alliance Assistant Professor of Surgery, Harvard Medical School 1493 Cambridge St., Cambridge, MA 02139. Submitted for publication to the International Wound Journal ABSTRACT This study represents the first observational analysis for the…
Author: Chausha Weitman Cernica, MA, R.N, Wound-care coordinator. Hadassah Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel BACKGROUND Erysipelas is a bacterial skin infection involving the upper dermis that characteristically extends into the superficial cutaneous lymphatics. It is a tender, intensely erythematous, indurated plaque with a…
Author: Johnson-Arbor K Department of Emergency Medicine and Traumatology Wound Healing and Hyperbaric Medicine Center Hartford Hospital; Hartford, CT BACKGROUND Normal Saline (NS) is commonly used for irrigation of chronic wounds. Other irrigation solutions are available, but there is limited evidence supporting their clinical…
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,…
