Acute surgical wounds managed with minimally adherent silver dressings during 2016-2017: A pilot study
Location
LSU Health Sciences Center - New Orleans
Event Website
https://www.medschool.lsuhsc.edu/genetics/2023_medical_student_research_poster_symposium.aspx
Presentation Date
23-10-2023 8:29 AM
Description
a moist wound healing environment, and low cost. The purpose of this pilot, single-center, non-blinded randomized controlled trial was to quantify the outcomes of acute surgical wounds treated with MASD vs. standard of care dressings. Thirty-two patients with acute wounds were randomized 1:1 to be treated with MASD once weekly or standard of care following surgical excision of skin and/or subcutaneous tissue between September 13, 2016 and November 28, 2017. The outcome variables included clinical infection, time to wound closure, and pain scores at dressing changes. Two independent, one-sided sample t-tests were performed to assess statistical significance. There was no difference in wound healing between SILVER MASD and standard of care. Dressing changes were less painful for wounds managed with MASD silver dressings. The results of this study suggest that MASD are not less effective in wound healing compared to SoC while also providing the benefit of decreased pain at dressing changes. Therefore, minimally adherent silver dressings can and should be considered a viable option in the management of acute surgical wounds.
Recommended Citation
Berard, Meredyth B., "Acute surgical wounds managed with minimally adherent silver dressings during 2016-2017: A pilot study" (2023). Medical Student Research Poster Symposium. 10.
https://digitalscholar.lsuhsc.edu/sommrd/2023MSRD/Posters/10
Acute surgical wounds managed with minimally adherent silver dressings during 2016-2017: A pilot study
LSU Health Sciences Center - New Orleans
a moist wound healing environment, and low cost. The purpose of this pilot, single-center, non-blinded randomized controlled trial was to quantify the outcomes of acute surgical wounds treated with MASD vs. standard of care dressings. Thirty-two patients with acute wounds were randomized 1:1 to be treated with MASD once weekly or standard of care following surgical excision of skin and/or subcutaneous tissue between September 13, 2016 and November 28, 2017. The outcome variables included clinical infection, time to wound closure, and pain scores at dressing changes. Two independent, one-sided sample t-tests were performed to assess statistical significance. There was no difference in wound healing between SILVER MASD and standard of care. Dressing changes were less painful for wounds managed with MASD silver dressings. The results of this study suggest that MASD are not less effective in wound healing compared to SoC while also providing the benefit of decreased pain at dressing changes. Therefore, minimally adherent silver dressings can and should be considered a viable option in the management of acute surgical wounds.
https://digitalscholar.lsuhsc.edu/sommrd/2023MSRD/Posters/10
Comments
Mentor: Dr. Frank Lau LSUHSC, Department of Plastic Surgery