AQUACEL® Ag Surgical Dressing Reduces Surgical Site Infection and Improves Patient Satisfaction in Minimally Invasive Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Prospective, Randomized, Controlled Study
Table 3
Patient satisfaction.
AQUACEL Ag Surgical (study dressing)
Sofra-Tulle (control dressing)
p value
Pain (VAS)
Dressing removal, mean ± SD
<0.0001
Comfort (excellent), % (95% CI)
Dressing in place
67.8 (59.1–76.5)
31.6 (23.0–40.2)
<0.0001
Dressing removal
74.8 (66.7–82.8)
42.7 (33.6–51.8)
<0.0001
Ease of use (excellent), % (95% CI)
Ease of application
92.2 (87.2–97.2)
35.0 (21.5–38.3)
<0.0001
Ease of removal
95.7 (91.9–99.4)
40.2 (31.2–49.2)
<0.0001
VAS: visual analog scale; SD: standard deviation; 95% CI: 95% confidence interval.
