The Use of Silver in Wound Care: A Review â MM1603
Cutaneous wound healing is a complex series of events with chronic wounds placing a significant cost burden on health care systems globally. Silver has been used medicinally for centuries, due to its potent antimicrobial properties. The newer silver dressings, such as nanocrystalline silver dressings, offer advantages over earlier silver preparations as they are better able to maintain biologically active concentrations of silver. Therefore, less frequent dressing changes are needed, improving patientsâ perceptions of pain and lowering treatment costs.
This article highlights important points from a 2012 consensus document on the appropriate use of silver dressings in wounds as well as experimental evidence on the efficacy of silver dressings.
Modern Medicine â March 2016
