Possibilities of using sulfatiazole silver in surgery
Vinnik Yu. S.¹, Serova E.V.¹,², Kukonkov V.A.², Maksimov M.L<sup>.3

1</sup> Krasnoyarsk State Medical University named after V.F.Voyno-Yasenetskiy 
² Krasnoyarsk Clinical Hospital No. 7
³ Scientific Center for Expertise of Medical Applications, Moscow

The article presents detailed data on wound infection, classification of wounds, their clinical manifestations and management tactics. The main attention is paid to the local therapy, in particular, preparations of silver. Taking into accounts the wide prevalence of wound infections among the population and a sharp decrease in sensitivity to traditional antibacterial drugs (for example, tetracycline, erythromycin and lincomycin ointment, medicines containing gentamicin), the external use of silver medications in infected skin diseases is the most relevant. The author explores in detail the mechanisms of silver ions action on a bacterial cell, describes the anti-inflammatory and regenerative effect of silver preparations for pustular skin diseases; clinical observations of external therapy with a silver-containing drug Argosulphan are given and its effectiveness in the therapy of this category of patients is noted. Sulfatiazole silver (Argosulfan) is an antimicrobial topical chemical used to heal wounds of various origins. In the Department of Purulent Surgery of " Krasnoyarsk Clinical Hospital No. 7", sulfatiazole silver is used in patients with chronic long-term non-healing wounds of various locations, contributing to earlier epithelialization and scarring.

Key words: wound, wound process, wound infection, silver, sulfatiazole silver.
For citation: Vinnik Yu. S., Serova E.V., Kukonkov V.A., Maksimov M.L. Possibilities of using sulfatiazole silver in surgery // RMJ. 2017. № 8. P. 529–532.