We are glad to share the findings from years of careful clinical trials on our products. Any questions may be directed to Covidien.

Safety:

• Papain and PHMB
• AMD Dressings and Silver Topicals
• AMD MSDS Sheets
• Effects on the Rate of Epithelization - Davis
• Skin Sensitivity- Shelanski 
• Risk Assessment of AMD with PHMB - Shah
• Clinical Safety Evaluation, Hypoallerginicity- Essex Testing
• Interaction of PHMB and Dakins-Shah

Resistance:

• Avoiding the Resistance Pitfall in Infection Control - Gilbert
• Live and Let Die - Gilbert
• PHMB & Infection Control (Long Version) - Gilbert
• PHMB & Infection Control (Abbreviated) - Gilbert

Efficacy:

• SEMS Photography AMD Efficacy vs. MRSA & VRE - Shah
• The Effectiveness of AMD Dressings as a Bacterial Barrier - Rodeheaver
• The Effect of an Dressing Impregnated with PHMB as a Barrier to Prevent Pseudomonas aeruginosa - Mertz
• Pseudomonas aeruginosa- induced infections and degradation of human wound fluid ... eradicated by (PHMB) - Werthen
• PHMB Use as an Antimicrobial Agent
• Antimicrobial Efficacy Using VRE - Mullaney
• Antimicrobial Efficacy Using MRSA - Mullaney
• Microbial Challenge Test Using VRE - Case
• Microbial Challenge Test Using MRSA - Case
• In Vitro Efficacy of AMD When Used with a Primary Dressing- Orr
• Antimicrobial Efficacy Using In Vitro Elution Model - Shah
• Antimicrobial Efficacy by Zone of Inhibition - Shah
• Efficacy of PHMB vs. Iodoform - Shah
• Efficacy of AMD dressing using In Vitro Elution Model - Shah

AMD Use In Negative Pressure Wound Therapy:

• Retrospective clinical evaluation of gauze-based negative pressure wound therapy - Penny E Campbell, Gary S Smith, Jennifer M Smith
• The use of negative pressure and AMD gauze to manage a large post-operative abdominal wound - Smith, Bone
• Managing the open abdomen using the VENTURI™ Negative Pressure Wound Therapy system - Lyndsey Bullogh, Helena Foster
• A clinical case study on a dehisced abdominal wound using the VENTURI™ Negative Pressure Wound Therapy system - Fiona Kelly, Helena Foster
• Negative Pressure Wound Therapy - An Alternative Approach - Helena Foster
• Three Clinical Evaluations of Negative Pressure Wound Therapy Utilising Moistened Gauze and a Silicone Drain - Helena Foster

Clinical Case Studies:

• New! Polyhexamethylene Biguanide (PHMB) Impregnated Gauze for Use in Treating a Gunshot Wound - Jan Hoover, RN, BSN and Dea J. Kent, RN, MSN, NP-C, CWOCN St. Joseph Hospital, Kokomo, Indiana
• Holistic Effect of an Antimicrobial Gauze Dressing with a Claggett’s Window
• Effective Wound Management Influences Quality of Life
• WOUNDS Article:  PHMB: An Addendum to Current Topical Antimicrobials - Mulder, Cavorsi, Lee
• Reducing the Risk of Wound Infections - Block
• Antimicrobial Dressing in the Home Care Environment:  A Proactive Cost Effective Plan - Sargent
• Impact of an Antimicrobial Gauze on Wounds that Require Packing - Motta
• Impact of an AMD Drain Sponge Upon Bacterial Isolates at Trach Sites -Motta
• OWM Magazine Article:  Impact of an AMD Drain Sponge Upon Bacterial Isolates at Trach Sites - Motta
• Use of Antimicrobial Gauze in an Infected CABG Incision - Hutton
• Antimicrobial Dressing May Help Prevent Infection in Claggett's Window - Bogart
• Use of Antimicrobial Dressing on Infected Lower Extremity Vascular Bypass Wound- Bogart
• Resolution of a Paraplegic Ulcer Using Antimicrobial Dressing - Sutterfield
• Use of Antimicrobial Dressings to Help Improve Outcomes for Patients in a SNF - McCullin
• Failure to Thrive in Wounds: Prevention and Early Intervention - Junkin

Surveillance Results/Cost Benefit:

• New! Practice Changes Leading to Reduced Superficial Surgical Site Infection Rates Following Cardiothoracic Surgery - Randy Bonnema, RN, MSN, CNOR
• New! Process Improvement Project: Reduction of Surgical Site Infections Utilizing Antimicrobial Dressings - Margaret Comstock, RN, MSHCA - Parkview Medical Center, Pueblo, CO
• New! Impact of Surgical Dressings on Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery with Resultant Influence on Patient Safety - Cheryl McKenrick, RN, BSN, CIC - St. Edward Mercy Medical Center, Fort Smith, AR
• New! Analysis of Surgical Site Infection Rates and Cost Benefits Associated with Plain Gauze Dressings verses Gauze Dressings Impregnated with Polyhexamethylene Biguanide (PHMB) - Renae Harris, RN, BSN, CIC - Covenant Health System, Lubbock, Texas
• Just When You Thought Your Statistics Were Good Enough - Lovlace - APIC News Winter 2008
• Impact of an Antimicrobial Impregnated Gauze Dressing on SSIs Including MRSA - Westadt Muellar
• Antimicrobial Dressing Intervention Associated with Reduction in SSI Rate - Lovelace
• Clinical & Economic Benefit to Surgical Patients with Use of an Antimicrobial Impregnated Surgical Dressing - Caudill
• Reduction of SSIs During a One Year Study of CABG Procedures - Neitzel
• Length of Stay - Jonjo - Presented at SAWC
• The Reduction of Vascular Surgical Site Infections with the Use of Antimicrobial Dressing - Penn, Omaha
• Observation of SSI rates with the use of Antimicrobial Dressings in an Acute Care Facility- Beneke, Yuma
• Systematic Review of Economic Analysis of HAI's - Stone & Larson, AJIC
• The Impact of Surgical-Site Infections in the 1990s:
• The Impact of Surgical-Site Infections Following Orthopedic Surgery at a Community Hospital and a University Hospital
• Prevention & Treatment Of Surgical Site Infections -Tomaselli