A guide to the properties and uses of silver dressings in wound care.
Silver-release dressings are extensively used for wound management, particularly in the treatment of burns, chronic leg ulcers and wounds requiring an antibacterial. A variety of products is now available. The properties and uses of these dressings are discussed, followed by a review of advances over recent years
Lansdown
Alan B G
AB
Chemical Pathology, Imperial College Faculty of Medicine, London. a.lansdown@imperial.ac.uk
D001458:Bandages / Q000145:classification / Q000592:standards* / Q000600:supply & distribution; D003152:Community Health Nursing; D003646:Debridement; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000379:methods; D009720:Nurse Clinicians; D011091:Polyesters / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011095:Polyethylenes / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012449:Safety; D018030:Silver Compounds / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D017592:Skin Care / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014945:Wound Healing; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000451:nursing*
C117408:Acticoat; D011091:Polyesters; D011095:Polyethylenes; D018030:Silver Compounds