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The Control of Burn Wound Sepsis with 0.5% Silver Nitrate
Author(s) -
MORRIS PETER J.,
BONDOC C. C.,
BURKE JOHN F.
Publication year - 1968
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.111
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 0004-8682
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1971.tb05180.x
Subject(s) - medicine , silver nitrate , burn wound , sepsis , nitrate , intensive care medicine , wound care , surgery , wound healing , ecology , chemical engineering , engineering , biology
Recent adoption of 0.5% silver nitrate dressings as a topical treatment of the burn wound at the Massachusetts General Hospital and other centres has led to an impressive reduction of infection. Infection is the major cause of the mortality in burns today. The use of topical silver nitrate is described, together with a report of the problems associated with such therapy. It is concluded that topical silver nitrate therapy represents a major advance in the care of the burn wound.