Silver Dressings Used With Wound Vacuum Assisted Closure: Is There an Advantage?
Angi Ridriguqz, P.T., Diana To M.P.T., Astrid Hansen P.T.A., Carol Ajifu P.T., Stanley Carson M.D., F.A.C.S., Eric Travis, D.P.M.
Fndation Valley Regional Hospital and Private Practice Wound Care Program; Fountain Valley, CA.

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The following two studies combine SILVERLON wound dressings with negative pressure therapy (VAC) in healing problem wounds.

The study done by Dr. Carson (Fountain Valley, CA) is remarkable because it examined the benefits of changing the dressings every seven (7) days as opposed to the standard change of every other day. The comments in the studies outline rationale, technique and outcomes.

Some of the benefits to this technique are:

1. An extremely high rate of healing: 100% and 97% respectively.
2. By changing the dressing once per week, the risk of the VAC "seal" breaking and allowing air in is minimized. This can eliminate the need for unnecessary SNV's.
3. By changing the dressing once per week, SNV's can b3e reduced to only one or two per week.
4. A reduction in the overall cost of the procedure.

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The Combined Benefit of Negative Pressure Therapy (N.P.T.), Elemental Silver Contact Layer, and Bi layered Living Skin Equivalent (L.S.E.) in the Treatment of Chronic Hard to Heal Lower Extremity Wounds.

Healing Skin Grafts over Chronic Wounds with Vacuum Assisted Closure* and Silver Dressings

 

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