Daily Oral Care With CHG Urged For Ventilated Patients
July 26, 2010 7:17 am | Sage Products Inc | News | CommentsCARY, Ill., July 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Oral care helps critical care patients defend against ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP), a common, often fatal and very costly hospital-acquired infection. According to research cited by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI), hospital mortality of ventilated patients who develop VAP is as high as 46 percent and each incident adds an estimated cost of $40,000 to a typical hospital admission.
LISTED UNDER: Patient Prep ProductsGeneral Skin Cleansing Patient Kit
July 26, 2010 7:14 am | Mölnlycke Health Care | Product Releases | CommentsMölnlycke Health Care U.S. introduces a General Skin Cleansing Patient Kit to be used at home prior to surgery as part of an effective strategy to fight surgical-site infections (SSIs) and hospital-acquired infections (HAIs). In 2008, the Association of PeriOperative Nurses (AORN) issued guidelines that recognized the use of chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) for at home preoperative bathing the night before and the morning of surgery, specifically four percent CHG.
LISTED UNDER: Patient Prep ProductsAntimicrobial For Infection Prevention
July 26, 2010 7:13 am | Carefusion | Product Releases | CommentsChloraPrep® Patient Preoperative Skin Preparation from Carefusion is a rapid-acting, persistent and broad-spectrum antiseptic for a range of minor and major medical procedures. The 2% Chlorhexidine Gluconate/70% Isopropyl Alcohol formulation has the ability to act on a broad spectrum of bacteria, including Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA).
LISTED UNDER: Patient Prep ProductsClean/Procedure Room Station
June 30, 2010 8:35 am | Ring Communications, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsThe CC201 from Ring Communications Inc. is a one-to-one communication system designed to be used in a sterile environment. It is resistant to chemicals and household cleaners and the station is designed to be water tight when used with the proper 3 gang electrical back box.
LISTED UNDER: Cleaning SolutionsCleaning System For Robotic Surgery Instruments
June 21, 2010 7:01 am | Medisafe America Llc | Product Releases | CommentsThe Medisafe SI-PCF™ system has been tested and validated for cleaning da Vinci® EndoWrist® instruments. The SI-PCF system uses the same critical cleaning parameters as Intuitive Surgical's manual cleaning method, with the advantage of being able to reprocess up to 10 EndoWrist instruments simultaneously, within a time efficient and convenient process.
LISTED UNDER: Cleaning SolutionsAutoclavable Containers
June 21, 2010 6:57 am | Ruhof Corporation | Product Releases | CommentsRuhof’s new line of autoclavable instrument trays, kidney dishes and bowls are made of medical grade polypropylene that can withstand the high temperatures of autoclaving without cracking, discoloring, rusting, staining, and denting. According to the company, this new line features: Reusable.
LISTED UNDER: Sterilization ContainersInstrument Channel Cleaning Brush
June 18, 2010 7:11 am | Cygnus Medical | Product Releases | CommentsThe effective, convenient and affordable Cattails™ Channel Brush features a new "Pull-Through" design that significantly increases the amount of brushing action without causing buckling. The flexible leader makes it easier to clean hard-to-reach narrow channels.
LISTED UNDER: Cleaning BrushesSurgical Mats
June 14, 2010 6:38 am | Flagship Surgical, Llc | Product Releases | CommentsFlagship Surgical offers patented, anti-microbial disposable surgical mats addressing three major Operating Room issues: surgical comfort, fluid buildup and OR safety. Designed and tested by surgeons, OR nurses and technicians, The Surgical Mat™ and The Mini Mat™ incorporate an engineering process consisting of non-slip molded foam with custom tapered fluid channels.
LISTED UNDER: Absorbent MatsNew Product Demo: DrapeTape™
June 3, 2010 6:13 am | Videos | CommentsDrapeTape™ is designed to deliver the highest level of performance and reliability to help the surgical prep team attach and securely hold in-place the cloth towels which are used to square-off a surgical site. Unlike other single-use paper towels with tapes already in place, DrapeTape™ is applied by the prep team to reusable or disposable towels in unlimited fold/ size/ configurations—whatever the surgical team requires.
LISTED UNDER: Drapes, OtherSurgical Continuum System
June 3, 2010 6:10 am | Videos | CommentsDesigned for the perioperative care of surgical patients with a short period (6 to 12 hours) of intubation, the Sage CHG Surgical Continuum System combines our FDA-approved 2% Chlorhexidine Gluconate (CHG) Cloths for preoperative skin preparation with our proven, comprehensive oral care system, now available with 0.
LISTED UNDER: Patient Prep ProductsPreventing SSI: It Starts In The Prep
June 2, 2010 7:32 am | by Amanda McGowan | Articles | CommentsSurgical site infections (SSIs), and the human and monetary costs associated with these events, is a top concern for facilities across the country. While it’s important that a facility follows best practice approaches to infection prevention throughout the perioperative process, ensuring all efforts are made in the preoperative preparation period to prevent infection can help start every surgical case off on the right foot.
LISTED UNDER: Patient Prep Products“Green” Patient Safety Solution
June 1, 2010 7:35 am | Product Releases | CommentsSandel is now offering their biodegradable TIME OUT Beacon™ sterile through all direct and distribution channels. The New Non-Woven TIME OUT Beacon™ provides hospitals with a cost-effective tool to increase patient safety and reduce the risk of wrong-site, wrong-procedure and wrong-patient surgery.
LISTED UNDER: Patient Prep ProductsSurgical Patient Preoperative Skin Preparation
May 28, 2010 6:52 am | 3M Health Care | Product Releases | Comments3M™ DuraPrep™ Surgical Solution is a patient skin prepping solution in a self-contained applicator combining two broad-spectrum antimicrobials. Effective in a single painted coat, surgical solution eliminates the need for a time consuming scrub and paint application by combining two proven, broad-spectrum antimicrobial agents: alcohol for fast kill and fast drying, and iodine povacrylex for persistence in a water-insoluble film.
LISTED UNDER: Patient Prep ProductsAlcohol-Free Hand Sanitizer
May 26, 2010 9:02 am | Safety-Med Products, Inc. | Product Releases | CommentsPrefenz® Alcohol-Free Hand Sanitizer from Safety-Med Products, Inc. kills germs on contact and offers continuous protection for up to 24 hours or 10 hand washings with only one application. The Prefenz patented formula contains a silica complex that produces a protective, invisible, moisturizing barrier that prevents the drying, redness, chapping and flaking caused by alcohol-based products.
LISTED UNDER: Cleaning SolutionsStudy Shows 84 Percent Reduction in Post C-Section Infections Through Prevention Strategy
April 30, 2010 7:18 am | Carefusion | News | CommentsA new study published in the May issue of American Journal of Infection Control concluded a statistically significant reduction in the rate of surgical site infections (SSI) in patients undergoing cesarean section (C-section) delivery(1) (7.5 percent versus 1.2 percent; relative reduction of 84 percent) through an infection prevention bundle including the use of 2 percent chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG)/70 percent isopropyl alcohol (IPA) solution (ChloraPrep®), 2 percent CHG no-rinse cloth, instrument sterilization, staff education and training.
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