Editing Medical uses of silver (section)

===Dressings===
Despite its widespread use, there is only mixed evidence that silver in dressings has any benefit.<ref name=upd>{{cite journal |vauthors=May A, Kopecki Z, Carney B, Cowin A |title=Antimicrobial silver dressings: a review of emerging issues for modern wound care |journal=ANZ J Surg |volume=92 |issue=3 |pages=379–384 |date=March 2022 |pmid=34806300 |doi=10.1111/ans.17382 |s2cid=244477692 |type=Review}}</ref> A 2018 [[Cochrane (organisation)|Cochrane]] review found that silver-containing dressings may increase the probability of healing for venous leg ulcers.<ref name=pmid29906322>{{cite journal | vauthors = Norman G, Westby MJ, Rithalia AD, Stubbs N, Soares MO, Dumville JC | title = Dressings and topical agents for treating venous leg ulcers | journal = The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews | volume = 2018 | pages = CD012583 | date = June 2018 | issue = 6 | pmid = 29906322 | pmc = 6513558 | doi = 10.1002/14651858.CD012583.pub2 }}</ref>

A number of wound dressings containing silver as an anti-bacterial have been cleared by the U.S. [[Food and Drug Administration]] (FDA).<ref>Ethicon, Inc. [http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/cdrh_docs/pdf2/K022483.pdf "510(k) Summary for K022483"]. Food and Drug Administration (February 3, 2003).</ref><ref>[http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/cdrh_docs/pdf2/K023609.pdf 510(k) "Summary for K023609]". Argentum Medical LLC (January 17, 2003).</ref><ref>[http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/cdrh_docs/pdf5/K050032.pdf 510(k) "Summary for K050032"] Euromed (May 17, 2005).</ref><ref>[http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/cdrh_docs/pdf5/K053627.pdf "510(k) Summary for K053627"]. Kinetic Concepts (February 6, 2006).</ref> However, silver-containing dressings may cause staining, and in some cases tingling sensations as well.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Silver Antimicrobial Dressings in Wound Management: A Comparison of Antibacterial, Physical, and Chemical Characteristics|url=https://www.woundsresearch.com/article/4543|access-date=2021-02-18|website=Wounds Research|language=en}}</ref>