Our aim was to evaluate the safety of a silver–alginate-containing dressing to reduce peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) infections in neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) patients. A total ...

To measure systemic silver absorption when using silver-impregnated alginate central catheter dressings in very low birth weight (VLBW) neonates and to monitor blood stream infection. Significant ...

Alan Lansdown, PhD, FRCPath, is senior lecturer in chemical pathology, Division of Investigative Sciences, Imperial College School of Medicine, London Angela Williams, MSc, RGN, is vascular nursing ...

After an injury has occurred, a complex cascade of biological processes is initiated to support the repair and regeneration of lost or damaged tissue. Some of the different biological molecules ...