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COMPARATIVE STUDIES OF COMBINATION THERAPY
SILVERLON®/VAC™ VS. VAC™ ALONE

Non-Healing Chronic Wounds Associated With Tissue Defects of the Legs and Feet,
Efficacy and Cost Savings Analysis at 90 days of Treatment.

Patient Population VAC™ Alone N=40 VAC™/Silverlon® N=40
Age 16 - 90 years 15 - 89 years
Male 21 21
Female 19 19
Diabetes 18 18
Tobacco Use 7 7
Renal Failure 5 5
Ischemia ABI 0.5-0.8 12 12
Wound Areas AV= 10cc AV= 12cc
RESULTS
% healed at 90 days 50% 87.5%
Infection 15% 0
No. of kits/pt. 30 18
Nurse time/ pt. 17.5 hrs. 10.5 hrs.
Est. Savings per pt. W/ Silverlon® -------- $ 3,073.50


Cost Savings Analysis, Annualized Projected Savings:
Teaching Hosp. @ Medicare Reimbursement
    Annualized
Actual VAC™ Patient Days 2003 6,570  
Actual Rental Charge/VAC™ Per Day ( 18 VAC's) $ 70.00 $ 459,900
Actual Kit Usage 2,190  
Ave. Cost of Dressing Kit (foam/drape) $ 28.00 $ 61,320
Ave. Nurse Time Per Kit Change 38 minutes 1,387hrs.
Ave. Infection Rate: VAC™ Related 12%  
Kits Used Per Week/Per Patient 3  
Projected Annualized Cost Savings to Payor utilizing Silverlon®/VAC™Combination.
Silverlon®/VAC™ Patient Days 5,256  
VAC™ Rental $70.00/day X 5,256   $ 367,920
Kit Usage: 938 kits @ $28.00   $ 26,264
Nurse Time Expended: 938 kits @ 38 minutes                    594 hrs.

VAC™ Rental Savings: $ 91,980 or 20%
Dressing Kits Saved: 1,254/kits @ $28.00 = $ 35,056 or 57.2%
Nurse Time Saved: 1,254 kits @ 38 minutes = 793 hours or 57%
Try our Negative Pressure Savings Calculators and see how much you will save with the Silverlon® Negative Pressure Dressing Protocol!

Hospital Negative Pressure Savings Calculator Hospital Negative Pressure Savings Calculator

Home Health Agency Negative Pressure Savings Calculator Home Health Agency Negative Pressure Savings Calculator
Please click on the links above to open up the appropriate Negative Pressure Savings Calculator which are in a MS Excel Format. Then plug in your cost into the yellow fields in Column C to determine your savings.
Argentum Medical, LLC receives the 2006 Frost & Sullivan Product Innovation Award for the Silverlon® Negative Pressure Dressing:
Negative Pressure Wound Dressing
2006 Product Innovation Award for Silverlon NPD

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"In the presence of moisture, this unique product continuously emits a very high level of ionic silver into the wound bed. By combining the benefits of negative pressure wound management and silver plated nylon fabric, this process is an unprecedented step for wound care, providing faster wound closure, decreased pain and infections, and a reduction in overall treatment costs." Frost & Sullivan

The Silverlon® NPD Advantage:
  • 7 day use over skin grafts while under negative pressure therapy systems
    (1 dressing kit for 1 week of therapy)
  • Fewer dressing changes over the course of therapy
  • Produces an accelerated wound healing potential
  • No infections reported
  • Provides medical and economical advantages
  • Minimal reduction in fluid flow capacity as compared to VAC foam alone

Silverlon® Negative Pressure Wound Dressings are applied for improved outcomes with the Versatile 1™ or other Negative Pressure Wound Therapy Systems when treating chronic and acute wounds, burns, and surgical procedures.

Dressing Study For a printer friendly version of this Silverlon® Comparative
Studies of Combination Negative Pressure Therapy Page, please click here 		Dressing Study


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