TY  - JOUR
T1  - AQueous silver nitrate (0.5%) in the treatment of nonthermal war wounds
AU  - Connors JP, Tilney NL, Stormo AC
Y1  - 1969/01/01
N1  - 10.1001/archsurg.1969.01340070137032
JO  - Archives of Surgery
SP  - 119
EP  - 120
VL  - 98
IS  - 1
N2  - Rapid evacuation and sophisticated initial treatment has notably enhanced the overall survival of those wounded in the Vietnam conflict. Following injury, the patients undergo wound cleansing and debridement at nearby field hospitals. When stabilized, they are transferred in stages to other military institutions for definitive care. Many wounds become infected through unavoidable interruptions in therapy during transit.Aqueous silver nitrate (AGNO3) (0.5%) is effective as a topical bacteriostatic agent in massively burned patients.1 Its use against a wide variety of organisms has been demonstrated.2,3 The arrival of a series of patients with infected war wounds at Portsmouth Naval Hospital has stimulated the application of the solution on such nonthermal soft tissue injuries.Materials and Methods 
    Twenty-three missile and schrapnel wounds received by 12 patients an average of five days before admission were studied. The injuries varied between localized avulsions of skin and underlying muscle, to massive soft
SN  - 0004-0010
M3  - doi: 10.1001/archsurg.1969.01340070137032
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archsurg.1969.01340070137032
ER  -