Setting the standard
for post-surgical care...
ISLAND WOUND DRESSING
with
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Nosocomial infection rates in US hospitals average between 2 and 3%. -
1 in 6 US hospital patients experience surgical site infections (SSI’s).
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SSI’s prolong hospital stays by over 6 days and adds cost of $3,089.
Legislation has passed or is pending in 28 states requiring hospitals to publish
infection rates.
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The 100,000 Lives campaign makes infection control a primary initiative.
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The IWD with Microban® protection not only provides basic wound protection, but also creates an optimal healing environment with respect to moisture and fluid pH to enhance re-epithelialization with moist, but not over saturated, dermal edges.
