Topical silver-impregnated dressings and the importance of the dressing technology

International Wound Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 396-402

  Cutting, Keith ^a   White, Richard ^b   Hoekstra, Hans ^c  

^a BUCKINGHAMSHIRE NEW UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WORCESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c Burns Research Institute   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Autolytic debridement; Bacterial sequestration; Binding of MMPs; Dressing characteristics; Dressing technology; Intimate contact with wound bed; Maceration; Silver impregnated dressings

Indexed keywords

ALGINIC ACID; BIOMATERIAL; CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSE; HYDROFIBRE; POLYETHYLENE; POLYURETHAN FOAM; SILICONE; SILVER NITRATE; SULFADIAZINE SILVER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABSORPTION; BURN; ESCHERICHIA COLI; EXUDATE; FLUID RETENTION; GAUZE DRESSING; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; REVIEW; SILVER IMPREGNATION; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANT ENTEROCOCCUS; WOUND; WOUND DRESSING; WOUND HEALING;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BANDAGES, HYDROCOLLOID; BURNS; HUMANS; OCCLUSIVE DRESSINGS; PAIN; SILVER COMPOUNDS; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 73349121296     PISSN: 17424801     EISSN: 1742481X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-481X.2009.00635.x     Document Type: Review

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