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ArticleInternational wound journal2021

A retrospective review of the use of a nanocrystalline silver dressing in the management of open chronic wounds in the community.

Theresa Hurd, Emma J Woodmansey, Hilary M A Watkins

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Article in International wound journal, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07521176 (Evaluation of the Efficacy of Applying the Nano-crystalline Silver Membrane After Surgical Gingival Depigmentation), which is not on this map. Cited by 9 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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9citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.5field-weighted citation impact, top 17% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT07521176 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2024, after this paper: background citation

Evaluation of the Efficacy of Applying the Nano-crystalline Silver Membrane After Surgical Gingival Depigmentation

TypeinterventionalSponsorDamascus UniversityRan2024 to 2025Enrolled12ConditionsGingival PigmentationArmsNano Silver Dressing, Non eugenol zinc oxide Dressing
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Nanocomposites used in the treatment of skin lesions: a scoping review.Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S P · 2024
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  9. Clinically relevant evaluation of the antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory properties of nanocrystalline and nanomolecular silver.Wound repair and regeneration : official publication of the Wound Healing Society [and] the European Tissue Repair Society
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Theresa HurdNursing Practice Solutions, Stevensville, Ontario, Canada.
Emma J WoodmanseySmith+Nephew, Global Clinical and Medical Affairs, Kingston upon Hull, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2054-2240
Hilary M A WatkinsSmith+Nephew, Global Clinical and Medical Affairs, Kingston upon Hull, UK.
Hull York Medical School · GBStellar Solutions (United States) · US

Funding

Smith and Nephew
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

As part of an infection management protocol, antimicrobial dressings offer an appropriate, cost-effective choice for the management of localised bioburden in chronic wounds. The choice of antimicrobial can impact significantly not only on the treatment outcomes and cost but also on the safety and well-being of the patient. This retrospective study investigates these outcomes comparing health care records of 2572 patients with open chronic wounds, who were treated either with an Integrated Care Wound Bundle (ICB) including nanocrystalline silver (NCS) dressings (n = 330) or without NCS dressings and not on a ICB (n = 2242) in the community from March 2016 to March 2018. Wounds treated in the NCS dressing treatment bundle had a mean healing time of 10.46 weeks, vs 25.49 weeks for the non-ICB treated wounds. In addition, the average interval time between dressing changes was in favour of the NCS dressing treatment bundle (3.98 vs 1.87 days), contributing to a substantial reduction in mean treatment labour costs ($1251 vs $6488). The use of a NCS dressing demonstrated improved efficacy and cost effectiveness of labour required for chronic wound management; highlighting the importance of choosing an effective antimicrobial dressing as part of an infection management protocol.

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BurnsSilverBandagesHumansRetrospective StudiesWound HealingSilverchronic woundscommunity carecost effectiveintegrated care bundlenanocrystalline silver dressings

Identifiers

PMID33660375
PMCPMC8613393
OpenAlexW3134377114

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