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Together we’ll fight pressure injuries.
Pressure injuries have long been a challenge for patients and healthcare providers. When traditional methods fall short, it’s time to rethink your approach. Change is tough - it demands both knowledge and the courage to act. Mölnlycke, a leader in prevention, offers the expertise you need. Partner with us to enhance healthcare, boost efficiency, and improve your daily work. We don’t just talk about change; we make it happen.
Mölnlycke® is a global market leader in providing solutions for pressure injury management and the Mepilex® Border Sacrum and Mepilex® Border Heel dressings are used by nurses worldwide, designed for treatment and optimised to prevent pressure injuries.
Pressure injuries often start in the OR but only appear later when surgery is over. The good news is that many of these injuries can be avoided if prevention is on clinicians’ minds throughout the perioperative period 1 2 . Mölnlycke’s proven solutions help protect patients from head to heel.
reduction in pressure ulcer incidence*
reduction in pressure ulcer incidence*
reduction in per-patient treatment cost***
* The Border 3 study by Santamaria et al. (ref 4) showed 79% reduction in pressure ulcer incidence in aged care* with Mepilex Border Sacrum in conjunction with Mepilex Heel compared to no dressings.
**Mepilex Border Sacrum demonstrated a 88% relative reduction in sacral pressure ulcer incidence in one RCT compared to no dressing.
*** In a US economic study, Mepilex Border Sacrum demonstrated a $77 reduction in per-patient treatment cost compared to when no dressing was used.
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Consequences for patients
- Pain and discomfort
- Potential wound complications
- Potential surgery
- Increased hospital stay
- Slower healing
- Lower quality of life
- Loss of income
- Potential death
Consequences for clinicians
- Increased workload
- Stress
- Sense of guilt and distress
- Strained relationships with colleagues
- Negative impact on performance review
- Poor salary development
- Loss of job or position
- Legal repercussions (for neglect)
Consequences for hospital management
- Increased treatment costs: more medications, frequent dressing changes, possible surgeries
- Poor patient turnover
- Poor patient outcomes
- Poor patient satisfaction rating
- Increased patient mortality
- Legal repercussions: costs for litigations/settlements/penalties
- Increased insurance premiums
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Reimbursement reductions
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Damaged hospital reputation
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Poor staff satisfaction
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Working environment issues
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Employee injury claims
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Lower RO!
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'References'
- Armstrong D, Bortz P. An integrative review of pressure relief in surgical patients. AORN J. 2001;73(3):645–657.
- Price MC, Whitney JD, King CA, Doughty D. Development of a risk assessment tool for intraoperative pressure ulcers. J Wound Ostomy Continence Nurs. 2005;32(1):19–30.
