The efficacy of silver mesh dressing compared with silver sulfadiazine cream for the treatment of pressure ulcers.

Background: Controlling infection and promoting healing should be aims of pressure ulcer treatment along with improving a patient's general condition and relieving pressure. Many pressure ulcers present with cavities, tracks or a combination of these. A new silver mesh dressing (Tegaderm Ag Mesh dressing) has the ability to contour around and conform to irregular surfaces of a wound bed.