The European journal of surgery = Acta chirurgica
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Comparative Study
Healing of porcine donor sites covered with silver-coated dressings.
To compare rates of healing of donor sites in pigs between those dressed with silver-coated dressings and those dressed with petrolatum-impregnated absorbent gauze. ⋯ Silver-coated dressings provide a moist environment for the healing wound combined with an effective antimicrobial agent, and this significantly accelerates healing compared with wounds dressed with traditional petrolatum gauze dressings.