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Mechanical Characterization of Anchoring Devices for the Prevention of Driveline Infection in Left Ventricular Assist Device Patients

2023
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A Comparison of an Antimicrobial Wound Cleanser to Normal Saline in Reduction of Bioburden and its Effect on Wound Healing

2004

Author: Julie Lindfors, RN, CWCCN

Publication: Ostomy/Wound Management

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Decreasing Utilization of Indwelling Urinary Catheters Using Creative Strategies

May 2024

Authors: Jeannine W.C. Blake, PhD RN1, Ellie Milo, DNP RN CENP NEA-BC2, Robert Garcia, BS, MT(ASCP), CIC, FAPIC3

Christus Santa Rosa Hospital

Publication: Elaine Mareib Center for Nursing and Engineering Innovation, University of Massachusetts Amherst; Chief Nursing Officer, Christus Santa Rosa Westover Hillss; Enhanced Epidemiology LLC

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Driveline Exit-Site Care Protocols in Patients With Left Ventricular Assist Devices: a Systematic Review

May 2021
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Modified Sodium Hypochlorite Wound Cleansing for Chronic Wounds: Focused Clinical Literature Review

2024

Autors: Karen K. Giuliano, RN, PhD1; Bill Richlen PT, WCC, DWC2; & Charlie P. Buscemi, PhD, APRN, CWCN, WOCNF3

1University of Massachusetts Amherst; 2Wound Care Gurus; 3Florida International University. Miami, Fl.

Publication: Florida International University

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Reducing Central Line – Associated Bloodstream Infections With a Multipronged Nurse-Driven Approach

August 2024

Authors: Linda M. Hoke, PhD, RN, AGCNS-BC, CCNS, CCRN, WCC, Gracy C. Mathen, MSN, RN, PCCN, Ellen Beckett, BSN, BA, RN

Publication: Critical Care Nurse

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Use of Silver-Plated Dressings to Decrease CLABSIs in ECMO Patients

October 2024

Authors: Richmond, Rose; Caffey, Megan

Publication: ASAIO Journal

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The Efficacy of Sodium Hypochlorite Antiseptic: a Double-blind, Randomised Controlled Pilot Study

2022

Authors: Thomas E. Serena1, MD, FACS, President and Trustee; Laura Serena1, LPN, Vice-President of Research Operations; Omar Al-Jalodi1, MD, Natrox Wound Care Fellow; Keyur Patel2, DO, Medical Director; Kristy Breisinger1, Research Analyst

1 SerenaGroup Research Foundation, Cambridge, MA, US. 2 SerenaGroup Advanced Wound and Hyperbaric Center, Monroeville, PA, US.

Publication: Journal of Wound Care

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A Silver Lining in the VAD Sky: A Prospective Randomized Controlled Driveline Dressing Study

April 2024

Authors: Sylvie Baudart1, Liviu Klein2

University of California at San Francisco

Publication: Department of Mechanical Circulatory Support, Advanced Heart Failure Comprehensive Care Center

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How effective is your wound cleanser? An evaluation using bacterial fluorescence imaging

2019

Author: Rosemary Hill, BSN CWOCN WOCC ©

Lions Gate Hospital, Vancouver Coastal Health, North Vancouver, BC, Canada

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The Use of Antimicrobial Silver-Plated Dressings for LVAD Driveline Infection Prevention: Data to Support Clinical Practice

October 2024

Autors: Nancy M. Richards, MSN, APRN-CNS, CCRN1; Karen K. Giuliano, PhD, RN2

Lead VAD Coordinator, University of Kansas Hospital1; Co-Director Elaine Marieb Center for Nursing and Engineering Innovation, University of Massachusetts Amherst2

Presentation: AVA 2024

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The Reduction of Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infections with the Use of Silver-Plated Disk Dressings in Burn Injured Patients

October 2024

Authors: Michaela M Craig, BA, BSN, RN, CCRN, Sendra Starnes, MHA, BSN, RN, Tamika Lovelace, MSN, BSN, RN, CIC

Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist

Presentation: AVA 2024

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Reduce Driveline Trauma Through Stabilization and Exit Site Management: 30 Days Feasibility Results from the Multicenter RESIST Study

2016

Authors: Marcia Stahovich, Kartik S. Sundareswaran, Sarah Fox, William Hallinan, Peggy Blood, Leway Chen, Salpy V. Pamboukian, Raymond Chinn, David J. Farrar, Francis D. Pagani, Laura Blue

Publication: ASAIO Journal 2016

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Non-Inferiority of a Novel Silver-Plated Dressing for Central Venous Catheters: A retrospective Cohort Evaluating Rates of Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections in Adult Intensive Care Patients

2008

Authors: Asa Oxner MD, Andrew Myers MD, John Sinnot MD, FACP, Jorge Marcet MD, Jillian Sajdak, Peggy Thompson BSN, CIC, Charles Myers

University of South Florida College of Medicine

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Treatment of Pyoderma Gangrenosum with a Silver Contact Layer

2002

Author: Dr. Carl Van Gils

Dixie Regional Medical Center Wound Clinic, St. George, UT, USA

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Peg Tube Dislodgement Reducing Harm Through Innovative Product and Process Change

May 2024

Authors: Amanda Ross, RN, Jeannine Blake, PhD RN

Memorial Hermann Southwest, Houston, Texas, USA

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Modified Sodium Hypochlorite Anti-microbial Skin and Wound Gel in Difficult to Heal Wounds

2021

Authors: Cassidy Finn, DO, Kristin Connors, NP, Jill Eysaman-Walker, DO, CWSP, ABWMS

Catholic Health Advanced Wound Healing Centers Mt. St. Marys Center for Hyperbarics and Wound Healing Buffalo, Cheektowaga and Lewiston, NY

Publication: Florida International University

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A Literature Review of the Military Uses of Silver-Nylon Dressings with Emphasis on Wartime Operations

2014

Author: David J. Barillo, MD, FACS, FCCM

Department of Surgery, St. Joseph Mercy Hospital-Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor, MI, USA

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The Effect of Blast-Related Burn Injuries from Prolonged Field Care to Rehabilitation and Resilience

2020

Authors: Charles C. Engel, Ryan K. McBain, Samantha McBirney, Sara E. Heins, Molly M. Simmons, Emily Hoch, Mimi Shen, Nicholas Broten, Gulrez Shah Azhar, Tepring Piquado

RAND Corporation

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ECMO Care Beyond Decannulation: A Nurse Driven Wound Care Protocol

April 2024

Authors: Audrey Basic1, Emily Smith1, Jonathon Holte2, Sylvie Baudart3, Jason Smith4

University of California at San Francisco

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Silver-plated Discs at PICC Insertion Sites in the Neonatal ICU

2021

Authors: Gloribel Medina, MHA, MPH, BSN, RNC-NIC, Karen Fugate, MSN, RNC-NIC, CPHQ, Kimberly Atrubin, MPH, CIC, CPHQ, FAPIC

Children's Medical Center, Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL, USA

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The Use of a Silver-Nylon Dressing During Evacuation of Military Burn Casualties

2017

Authors: Amit Aurora, D.Eng., Alexander Beasy, BA, Julie A. Rizzo, MD, Kevin K. Chung, MD

Original Article

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Chronic, Diabetic Foot Wounds with Ischemia and Tissue Loss: Use of Advanced Wound Care Techniques, Silver Plated Cloth, Allografts and Vascular Intervention to Prevent Further Tissue Loss

2008

Authors: Dr. Stanley N. Carson MD FACS, Eric Travis DPM, Diana To MPT

Fountain Valley Regional Hospital, Fountain Valley, CA, USA

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Comparison of Silverlon Dressing to Xeroform Gauze in the Treatment of Skin Graft Donor Site Wounds

2007

Authors: Michael C. Albrecht MD, Evan Renz MD, Leopoldo C. Cancio MD, Christopher E. White MD, Lorne H. Blackbourne MD, Kevin Chung MD, Eric E. Horvath DO, Peggy Bielke RN, David Baer PhD, Steven E. Wolf MD, John B. Holcomb MD

U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research, Fort Sam Houston, TX, USA

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Silver in Medicine: A Brief History BC 335 to Present

2014

Authors: David E. Marx DVM, David J. Barillo MD FACS FCCM

University of Scranton, Scranton, PA, USA

Publication: BURNS: The Journal of International Society of Burn Injuries

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A Clinical Evaluation of Silverlon® Wound Contact Layer Antimicrobial Wound Dressing

2013

Author: Gareth Owen

Manchester Royal Infirmary, UK

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Silver-Based Dressings for the Reduction of Surgical Site Infection: Review of Current Experience and Recommendation for Future Studies

2014

Authors: Elia Charbel Abboud MD, Judson C. Settle MD, Timothy B. Legare MD, Jorge E. Marcet MD, David J. Barillo MD, Jaime E. Sanchez MD

University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA

Publication: BURNS: The Journal of the International Society of Burn Injuries

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Silver In Medicine: The Basic Science

2014

Authors: David J. Barillo, MD FACS FCCM, David E. Marx DVM

University of Scranton, Scranton, PA, USA

Publication: BURNS: The Journal of International Society of Burn Injuries

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Silverlon use in Afghanistan for Burn Care

2003

Authors: Mary-Margaret Brandt MD, Margaret Tait MT (ASCP), Thomas Toddanio MA MT (ASCP), Wendy Wahl MD

University of Michigan Burn Center, MI, USA

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Military Applications of Silver-Nylon Dressings

2014

Author: David J. Barillo MD FACS FCCM

Winchester Medical Center, Winchester VA, USA

Publication: BURNS: The Journal of the International Society of Burn Injuries

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Silver-Resistance, Allergy, and Blue Skin: Truth or Urban Legend?

2014

Author: Dr. Jose P. Sterling, MD

St. Vincent Regional Medical Center, Santa Fe, NM, USA

Publication: BURNS: The Journal of the International Society of Burn Injuries

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Wound Healing and Cost-Saving Benefits of Combining Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy with Silver

2013

Authors: Jeffrey C. Karr DPM, Fernando Loret de Mola MD, Tri Pham MD, Leslie Tooke RN

The Wound Care Center at Lakeland Regional Medical Center, Lakeland, FL, USA

Publication: Advances in Skin & Wound Care

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Silver Negative Pressure Dressing With Vacuum-assisted Closure of Massive Pelvic and Extremity Wounds

2013

Authors: Herrick J. Siegel MD, Diego F. Herrera MD, Jason Gay CRNFA

University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), Birmingham, AL, USA

Publication: Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research

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Utilizing Silver Plated Fabric With Negative Pressure Wound Therapy

2017

Author: Tina Baum, MS, CNS, ACNS-BC, CWON

Florida Hospital North Pinellas

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Left Ventricular Assist Devices: An Innovative Approach to Decrease Infections Using a Silver Contact Dressing

2010

Author: Joan Lerner Selekof BSN RN CWOCN

University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, MD, USA

Presented at Mid Atlantic Region Wound Ostomy and Conference Nurses Annual Conference

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Healing Chronic, Ischemic, Infected Saphenous Vein Harvest Sites in the Legs with Silver Plated Cloth and Allograft Dermal Regenerative Matrix

2005

Authors: Stanley Carson, MD FACS, Eric Travis, DPM, Carol Ajifu PT, DIana To, MPT

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Use of a Silver Nylon Dressing Following Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty Decreases the Postoperative Infection Rate

2017

Authors: Ashley J. Tisosky MD1, Otatade Iyoha-Bello BSc2, Nicholas Demosthenes BA3, Giovanni Quimbayo MD2, Tara Coreanu BSc4, Ayesha Abdeen MD FRCSC5

Harvard Combined Orthopaedic Residency Program, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA

Publication: JAAOS - Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons

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Silver-Plated Wound Dressings for the Management of Radiation Dermatitis in Head and Neck Cancer

April 2024

Authors: Cody R Kilar, DO, PhD1, Christopher Knoth, MD2, Alexis Warden PA-C3, David A Clump, MD, PhD4

Department of Radiation Oncology, West Virginia University Cancer Institute, Morgantown, West Virginia

Publication: WVU Cancer Institute

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Reduction in Central Line–Associated Bloodstream Infections Correlated With the Introduction of a Novel Silver-Plated Dressing for Central Venous Catheters and Maintained for 6 Years

2017

Authors: Rachel Karlnoski PhD1, Elia Charbel Abboud MD1, Peggy Thompson BSN CIC FAPIC2, Asa Z. Oxner MD3, John T. Sinnott, MD FACP4, Jorge E. Marcet MD FACS FASCRS1

Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, FL, USA

Publication: Journal of Intensive Care Medicine

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Patient Perspectives on Novel Intervention for Radiation Dermatitis

March 2024

Authors: Phylicia Gawu, D.O.1, Oluwatomiwa Awobayiku, BS2, Alekhya Mitta M.D.3, Christina Henson M.D.4

The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Stephenson Cancer Center; New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine at Arkansas State University

Publication: InitialPatient Perspectives on a Novel Intervention for Radiation Dermatitits: A Single Institutional Experience

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Do Silver-impregnated Dressings Limit Infections After Lumbar Laminectomy with Instrumented Fusion?

2007

Author: Nancy E. Epstein MD

Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA

Publication: Surgical Neurology

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Silverlon: A Weapon Against Driveline Infections in LVAD Patients

2023

Authors: K.R. Barrett1, B. Ebert2, and M. Remaly3

Lehigh Valley Health Network, Allentown, PA; Lehigh Valley Health Network, Harleysville, PA; and the Lehigh Valley Hospital, Germansville, PA

Publication: The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation, Vol 42, No 4S, April 2023

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A Clinical Trial to Investigate the Effect of Silver Dressings on Mediastinitis Rates in Postoperative Cardiac Sternotomy Incisions

2008

Authors: Roger Huckfeldt MD FACS, Clyde Redmond MD, Debbie Mikkelson BSM, Phillip J. Finley MS, Cindy Lowe BS CCRP, Jennifer Robertson RN

St John’s Regional Health Center, Springfield, MO, USA

Publication: Ostomy Wound Management

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The Use of Silver Nylon in Preventing Surgical Site Infections Following Colon and Rectal Surgery

2011

Authors: Beth Krieger MD, Donald M. Davis MD, Jaime E. Sanchez MD, James J. Mateka, Valentine N. Nfonsam MD, Jared C. Frattini MD, Jorge E. Marcet MD

University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA

Publication: Diseases of the Colon & Rectum

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