Silver-based dressings for the prevention of surgical site infections: evidence from randomized trials
Silver-based dressings reduce the risk of SSIs significantly; however, further high-quality RCTs are needed to confirm their benefits across different surgical contexts and patient populations.
Authors
- Gheyath K. Nasrallah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9252-1038)
- Faleh Tamimi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4618-8374)
- Salma Younes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2453-5953)
- Shaden Abunasser
- Nadin Younes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5241-944X)
Institutions
- Qatar University (QA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Hospital Infection
- Published
- 2025-05-10
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhin.2025.04.026
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Surgical site infection prevention
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.01
Funders
- Qatar National Research Fund