Evidence > Chronic wounds > Venous leg ulcers

Barrows, C.

Enhancing patient outcomes – reducing the bottom dollar: the use of antimicrobial soft silicone foam dressings in home health. Poster presentation at the 21st Annual Symposium on Advanced Wound Care and the Wound Healing Society Meeting, San Diego, California, United States of America, 2008.

Bazanan, J.P.

Ulcer: Mepilex, the ideal treatment! Poster presentation at the 2nd Congress of the World Union of Wound Healing Societies, Paris, France 2004.

Beer, M.

Panton-Valentine Leukocidin (PVL): appropriate management improves outcomes. Poster presentation at Wounds UK Conference, Harrogate, United Kingdom, 2008.

Davies, P., Rippon, M.

Evidence review: the clinical benefits of Safetac technology in wound care. MA Healthcare Ltd, London, 2008.

Davoudi, M., Werthen, M., Blom, K.

Multiple actions of Mepilex Ag, a new antimicrobial wound dressing. Poster presentation at the European Wound Management Association Conference, Glasgow, United Kingdom, 2007.

Dominguez, B.L., Garcia, F.J.M.

Control del exudado: la clave de un buen manejo de la herida/ulcera. VII Simposio Nacional Úlceras por Presión y Heridas Crónicas, Tarragona, Spain, 2008.

Dubois, L.

Chronic ulcer of the left leg and healing. Poster presentation at the 2nd Congress of the World Union of Wound Healing Societies, Paris, France 2004.

Durante, C.M.

Chronic wounds and local malpractice: an antimicrobial silver soft silicone foam can help solving the problem. Poster presentation at the 3rd Congress of the World Union of Wound Healing Societies, Toronto, Canada, 2008.

Eager, C.A.

Comparison of two foams through the measurement of healing time, frequency of dressing changes and peri wound status. Poster presentation at the 14th Annual Symposium on Advanced Wound Care and Medical Research Forum on Wound Repair, Orlando, Florida, United States of America, 2001.

Gomez, S.T., Martinez, B.M., Silva, M.R., Zamorano, R., Izquierdo, T.

Utilizacion de un aposito antimicrobiano compuesto por carbon activado y plata con techologia de suave silicona. VII Simposio Nacional Úlceras por Presión y Heridas Crónicas, Tarragona, Spain, 2008.

Hernandez, J.J.L., Gonzalez, M.M.

Tratamiento de ulcera arterio-venosa infectada con riesgo de amputacion, utilizando un nuevo aposito de silicona y sulfato de plata. VII Simposio Nacional Úlceras por Presión y Heridas Crónicas, Tarragona, Spain, 2008.

Hernandez, M.P.P., Hernandez, I.M.P., Acosta, J.L.A., Gonzalez, P.P.

Eficacia de un aposito antimicrobiano de espuma de poliouretano - silicona - carbon y plata metalica. VII Simposio Nacional Úlceras por Presión y Heridas Crónicas, Tarragona, Spain, 2008.

Karlsmark, T.

Dressing adherence to skin: a clinical evaluation in leg ulcer patients. World Wide Wounds 2006. http://www.worldwidewounds.com/News/News.html

Kheng, D.E.I.

Evaluation of Mepilex Ag, a silver impregnated soft silicone absorbent dressing in patients with critically colonized venous leg ulcers – 5 case reviews. Poster presentation at the 3rd Congress of the World Union of Wound Healing Societies, Toronto, Canada, 2008.

Schumann, H., Apelqvist, J., Schmidtchen, A., Hansson, C.

Open, non-comparative, multicentre investigation exploring the tolerance of an absorbent foam dressing containing silver used in chronic wounds. Poster presentation at the European Wound Management Association Conference, Glasgow, United Kingdom, 2007.

Teixeira, J.R., Hermo, M.C.

Tratamiento de lesiones utilizando apositos de suave silicona; cura humeda, minimizando el traumatismo y el dolor. VII Simposio Nacional Úlceras por Presión y Heridas Crónicas, Tarragona, Spain, 2008.

Webb, M.

Use of soft silicone dressings to meet the unique wound care needs of residents in one county long term care facility. Poster presentation at the 40th Annual Conference of the Wound Ostomy and Continence Nurses Society, Orlando, Florida, United States of America, 2008.

White, R.

Evidence for atraumatic soft silicone wound dressing use. Wounds UK 2005; 1: 3, 104-109.

White, R.

A multinational survey of the assessment of pain when removing dressings. Wounds UK 2008; 4: 1, 14-22.

Woo, K., Price, P., Harding, K., Sibbald, G.

Pain experience during dressing change comparing two foam dressings. Poster presentation at the 20th Annual Symposium on Advanced Wound Care and the Wound Healing Society Meeting, Tampa, Florida, United States of America, 2007.

Zillmer, R., Agren, M.S., Gottrup, F., Karlsmark, T.

Biophysical effects of repetitive removal of adhesive dressings on peri-ulcer skin. J Wound Care 2006; 15: 5, 187-191.

Banwell, P.E.

Topical negative pressure therapy in wound care. J Wound Care 1999; 8: 2, 79-84.

Hollinworth, H.

Sharing the burden: the complex practice of wound care in the community. Br J Community Nurse 2004; 9: 1, 5-10.

Williams, C.

Mepitel: a non-adherent soft silicone wound dressing. Br J Nurse 1995; 4: 1, 51-55.

Woo, K.Y., Harding, K., Price, P., Sibbald, G.

Minimising wound-related pain at dressing change: evidence-informed practice. Int Wound J 2008; 5:2, 144-157.

Cunningham, D.

Treating venous insufficiency ulcers with a soft silicone dressing. Ostomy Wound Management 2004; 50: 10, 8-10.
http://www.o-wm.com/article/3179

Neal, S.

Finding an end to the pain – one patient’s experience. Ostomy Wound Management 2004; 50: 3, 12-13.

http://www.o-wm.com/article/2377

Patton LR.

Are community leg ulcer clinics more cost-effective than home care visits? Journal of Wound Care 2009; 18(2): 49-52.

Van Hecke A et al.

Guidelines for the management of venous leg ulcers: a gap analysis. Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice 2008; 14(5): 812-822.

Moquay I et al.

Pansement du site donneur d’auto greffe en pastilles. Interet de l’association Algosteril et Mepilex Border e.m. Poster presentation at the 13eme Conference Nationale des Plaies et Cicatrisations, Paris, France, 2009

Barrett, S.

PRODUCT FOCUS: Mepilex Ag: an antimicrobial, absorbent foam dressing with Safetac technology. British Journal of Nursing 2009; 18 (20): 26-33

Barrows, C.

Enhancing patient outcomes – reducing the bottom line: the use of antimicrobial soft silicone foam dressings in home health. Home Healthcare Nurse 2009; 27 95): 279-285

Chadwick, P., Taherinejad, F., Hamberg, K., Waring, M.

Clinical and scientific data on a silver-containing, soft silicone foam dressing: an overview. Journal of Wound Care 2009; 18 (11): 483-491

Cuvelier, K.

Prise en charge et evolution de plaies chroniques traitées par un pansement hydrocellulaire imprégné d’argent. Poster presentation at 13ème Conferénce Nationale des Plies et Cicatrisations, Paris, France, 2009

Laverda, F., Ficarra, D., Marconi, R., Mamolo, L., Trevisan, G.

L’uso di Mepilex Ag in due casi difficili [The use of Mepilex Ag in two difficult cases]. Poster presentation at the Associazione Italiana Ulcere Cutanee (AIUC) conference, Rome, Italy, 2008

Meuleneire, F.

An observational study of the use of a soft silicone silver dressing on a variety of wound types. Journal of Wound Care 2008; 17 (12): 535-539

Woo, K.Y., Coutts, P.M., Price, P., Harding, K., Sibbald, R.G.

A randomized crossover investigation of pain at dressing change comparing 2 foam dressings. Advances in Skin and Wound Care 2009; 22 (7): 304-310

Edwards H et al.

A randomised controlled trial of a community nursing intervention: improved quality of life and healing for clients with chronic leg ulcers. Journal of Clinical Nursing 2009; 18(11): 1541-1549

Grey JG et al.

How to measure success in treating chronic leg ulcers. British Medical Journal 2009; 338: 1021-1022