Using a silver-coated polymeric substrate for the management of chronic ulcerations: the initial Mayo Clinic experience.

Background: This retrospective observational study was designed to review the use of a silver-coated polymeric substrate on various types of chronic wounds at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota.

Methods: The study was set in a community and referral multidisciplinary vascular wound clinic. The authors identified the first 112 patients treated with a silver dressing in the center.