Silver dressings are topical wound care products derived from ionic silver. These products release a steady amount of silver to the wound and provide antimicrobial or antibacterial action. The silver is activated from the dressing to the wound’s surface based on the amount of exudate and bacteria in the wound.

Is silver dressing painful?

conventional gauze dressings in a study of surgical site infection. Compared to gauze dressings, patients in the silver dressing group reported less pain between postoperative days 0 and 9 (p<0.02). Post hoc analysis of analgesic use did not reach statistical significance between the groups.

When Should silver dressings be used?

Clinical guidelines recommend that silver dressings are used for wounds where infection has already established or an excessive wound bioburden delays healing [2]”. As we know, all burns are contaminated as they arrive to the emergency unit, the skin barrier being destroyed, even common germs producing infections.