A Preliminary Study of Silver Sodium Zirconium Phosphate Polyurethane Foam Wound Dressing on Wounds of the Distal Aspect of the Forelimb in Horses

Objective To determine if application of silver sodium zirconium phosphate polyurethane semi‐occlusive foam (SPF) dressing would improve measures of wound healing and decrease bacterial contamination compared with a non‐adherent, absorbent dressing applied to wounds created on the distal aspect of t...

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Published in:Veterinary surgery 2015-04, Vol.44 (3), p.359-365
Main Authors: Kelleher, Maureen E., Kilcoyne, Isabelle, Dechant, Julie E., Hummer, Emma, Kass, Philip H., Snyder, Jack R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Bandages - veterinary
Female
Forelimb - injuries
Horses
Horses - injuries
Male
Phosphates - administration & dosage
Polyurethanes - administration & dosage
Silver Compounds - administration & dosage
Surgical Wound Infection - microbiology
Surgical Wound Infection - pathology
Surgical Wound Infection - prevention & control
Surgical Wound Infection - veterinary
Treatment Outcome
Veterinary medicine
Wound Healing
Zirconium - administration & dosage
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Summary:Objective To determine if application of silver sodium zirconium phosphate polyurethane semi‐occlusive foam (SPF) dressing would improve measures of wound healing and decrease bacterial contamination compared with a non‐adherent, absorbent dressing applied to wounds created on the distal aspect of the equine limb. Study Design Controlled randomized experimental study. Animals Adult Quarter Horse and Thoroughbred horses (n = 5). Methods One 6.25 cm2 wound was created on the dorsomedial aspect of the proximal metacarpus on each forelimb. A SPF dressing was applied to 1 randomly assigned limb as a treatment and a non‐adherent, absorbent dressing was applied to the opposite limb as control. Bandages were changed every 3 days for 60 days. Granulation tissue was scored every 3 days, wound area measured every 6 days, and wound bed was cultured every 12 days. Results SPF‐treatment wounds had significantly decreased wound area and decreased granulation tissue scores when evaluated
ISSN:0161-3499
1532-950X
DOI:10.1111/j.1532-950X.2014.12240.x