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Silver dressings in the light of recent clinical research: what can be concluded?

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Silver dressings in the light of recent clinical research: what can be concluded?

Andrew Kingsley, Richard White

31 May 2010

Towards the end of 2009 a clinical trial comparing silver-containing dressings with non-medicated dressings in venous leg ulcer treatment was published (Michaels et al, 2009; VULCAN study). This has provoked a remarkable reaction within the UK. Clinicians and scientists have commented on its design and conclusions, and it has led to a subsequent review in the Drugs and Therapeutics Bulletin (DTB, 2010). This latter article has been reported in the national press (Daily Mail, 2010).

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