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ArticleInternational wound journal2016

Safety and performance evaluation of a next-generation antimicrobial dressing in patients with chronic venous leg ulcers.

Keith G Harding, Marek Szczepkowski, Jacek Mikosiński, Krystyna Twardowska-Saucha, Stephen Blair, Nicola M Ivins, Wojciech Saucha, Jane Cains, Kim Peters, David Parsons and 1 more

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Article in International wound journal, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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8citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
2.7field-weighted citation impact, top 11% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 23 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Keith G HardingWound Healing Research Unit (WHRU), Cardiff University School of Medicine, Cardiff, UK.
Marek SzczepkowskiCross Medica 2, Warsaw, Poland.
Jacek MikosińskiMikomed, Łódź, Poland.
Krystyna Twardowska-SauchaVein Clinic "Medservice", Zabrze, Poland.
Stephen BlairVascular Surgery Department, Arrowe Park Hospital, Wirral, UK.
Nicola M IvinsWound Healing Research Unit (WHRU), Cardiff University School of Medicine, Cardiff, UK.
Wojciech SauchaVein Clinic "Medservice", Zabrze, Poland.
Jane CainsClinical Affairs, ConvaTec Ltd., Flintshire, UK.
Kim PetersClinical Affairs, ConvaTec Ltd., Flintshire, UK.
David ParsonsResearch and Development, ConvaTec Ltd., Flintshire, UK.
Philip BowlerResearch and Development, ConvaTec Ltd., Flintshire, UK.
ConvaTec (United Kingdom) · GBCardiff University · GBKardio-Med Silesia · PLArrowe Park Hospital · GBHoly Cross University · PL

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The objective of this study was to investigate the safety and performance of AQUACEL™ Ag+ dressing, a wound dressing containing a combination of anti-biofilm and antimicrobial agents, in the management of chronic wounds. Patients (n = 42) with venous leg ulcers exhibiting signs of clinical infection were treated for 4 weeks with AQUACEL™ Ag+ dressing, followed by management with AQUACEL™ wound dressings for 4 weeks. Wound progression, wound size, ulcer pain and clinical evolution of the wound were assessed for up to 8 weeks. Adverse events were recorded throughout the study. AQUACEL™ Ag+ dressing had an acceptable safety profile, with only one patient discontinuing from the study, because of a non-treatment-related adverse event. After 8 weeks, substantial wound improvements were observed: 5 patients (11·9%) had healed ulcers and 32 patients (76·2%) showed improvement in ulcer condition. The mean ulcer size had reduced by 54·5%. Patients reported less pain as the study progressed. Notable improvements were observed in patients with ulcers that were considered to require treatment with systemic antibiotics or topical antimicrobials at baseline (n = 10), with a mean 70·2% reduction in wound area. These data indicate that AQUACEL™ Ag+ dressing has an acceptable safety profile in the management of venous leg ulcers that may be impeded by biofilm.

Indexed as

Varicose UlcerAnti-Bacterial AgentsBandagesHumansWound HealingAnti-Bacterial AgentsAntimicrobial dressingBiofilmVenous leg ulcerWound healing

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PMID26095122
PMCPMC7950001
OpenAlexW1943707529

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