Newer to the dressing-care market are multiday antimicrobial dressing (such as Mepilex Ag, Aquacel Ag, and Acticoat)
which are put onto a clean, superficial to mid-dermal burn wound and left in place to maintain the moist environment, thereby facilitating antimicrobial delivery
Each dressing should be kept in place for several days according to the manufacturer's recommendations.
These dressings obviate the need for daily wound care and thereby reduce pain