Clinical studies provide evidence that Silverlon® surgical dressings can drastically reduce the incidence of surgical site infections as well as accelerate the healing process. 

Mediastinitis Study
A Clinical Trial to Investigate the Effect of Silver Nylon Dressings on Mediastinitis Rates in Postoperative Cardiac Sternotomy Incisions
Roger Huckfeldt, MD, FACS, Clyde Redmond, MD,
Debbie Mikkelson, BSN, Phillip J. Finley, MS,
Cindy Lowe, BS, CCRP, and Jennifer Robertson, RN
St. John's Regional Health Center, Springfield, MO

Lumbar Laminectomy Study
Do silver-impregnated dressings limit infections after lumbar laminectomy with instrumented fusion?
Nancy E. Epstein, MD
Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York

Duke Study on SSI Costs
Clinical and Financial Outcomes Due to Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Surgical Site Infection: A Multi-Center Matched Outcomes Study
Deverick J. Anderson, Keith S. Kaye, Luke F. Chen, Kenneth E. Schmader, Yong Choi, Richard Sloane, Daniel J. Sexton

Synopsis of Duke Study
A one page analysis of the major findings in the Duke Study on SSI Costs

CANON Study
Cardiovascular surgery assessment of Silverlon® versus standard wound care methods in non pre-complex post-operative wounds in a northwest Arkansas communication hospital setting.
Principal Investigator, John B. Weiss, M.D.
Washington Regional Medical Center, Fayetteville, AR

Hummel Study
Clinical case evaluation and results of Silverlon® internal dressing in cardiac surgery
Brian W. Hummel, M.D., F.A.C.S.