The future of post-operative care is clear to see
Transcript of The future of post-operative care is clear to see
Contents
• The BIG idea• What’s new?
– The Range– The Packaging– The Evidence
• OPSITE Post-Op Visible– Visibility– Bacterial Protection– Optimum healing environment– Patient comfort– Application & Removal– When to change
• Summary
The BIG ideaHealthcare professionals want to monitor wounds constantly to check for early signs of complications to allow them to take prompt action.If they cover these wounds with an absorbent post-op dressing then they need to lift the dressing to see what's going on. Each lift offers an opportunity for infection and the possibility healing is delayed.Good practice and infection management protocols also state that when they lift it, they replace it ~ so regular checking becomes an expensive and time consuming activity.Through its innovative design OPSITE Post-Op Visible addresses this by giving clinicians the ability to monitor wound progress, without lifting the
The new pad design
• The new manufacturing process creates a more uniform, repeatable and aesthetically pleasing pad design (as illustrated opposite)
• The new pad design has made the pad slightly wider than before and to retain the same border width the overall size of the dressing has also increased slightly
The Range
Code Size Carton
66800136 8x10cm 20
66800137
15x10cm 20
66800138
20x10cm 20
66800139
25x10cm 20
66800140
30x10cm 20
66800141
35x10cm 20
The Packaging
• All OPOV SKUs are avialble in cartons of 20 dressings
• Improvements made to OPOV packaging include:– Addition of ‘Visible’ flash – Addition of drawing of
dressings– Paper/poly pouches– Registered print on the
pouches– Enlarged application images
The Evidence – In-vivo (clinical)• The following pieces of clinical
evidence have been generated since OPOV launch
1. A multi-centre, prospective, clinical in-market evaluation (CIME) to assess the performance of OPSITE Post-Op Visible dressings
2. OPSITE Post-Op Visible - A clinical evaluation
3. A prospective evaluation of a new dressing OPSITE Post-Op Visible on post op blistering following total hip and knee replacement
4. Evaluating a Post-operative see-through dressing
The Evidence – In vitro
• The following pieces of clinical evidence have been generated since OPOV launch
1. Total absorption capacity and water transmission rate of OPSITE™ Post-Op Visible versus competitors
2. In-vitro assessment of bacterial barrier properties of 3 common wound dressings
The Evidence – Health Economic
• Jameel Nazir (S&N Health Economics Manager) has written a paper and developed a model that demonstrates cost effectiveness of OPOV when compared to a standard film + pad dressing, a non-woven and tape + gauze
Bacterial Protection
Barrier dressings:• The SEM images opposite
demonstrates that the top film of OPOV is impermeable to bacteria including MRSA
Non-barrier dressings:• Non-barrier dressings (such as
non-wovens and gauze) do not provide an effective barrier to infection, and could contribute to the burden of HCAIs
OPOV provides vital protection against serious consequences
Optimum healing environment
• The highly absorbent hydrocellular foam pad absorbs wound discharge and the high MVTR film allows excess moisture to transpire away. This helps create an optimum healing environment
• The graphs opposite demonstrate that OPOV will handle more exudate than the leading competitor post-operative dressings
Comfort and conformability
• Latex-free formulation• Waterproof (showering not
bathing)• Low-allergy adhesive• Reduced levels of blistering
compared with competitor dressings
Bacterial barrierProvides a barrier against bacteria, including MRSA, to reduce the risk of infection
Comfortable & conformableThe unique dressing design and low-allergy adhesive ensure its comfortable to wear and easy to apply and remove
Highly absorbent padAllows lateral spread across the lattice pad to maximise absorbency without impairing visibility, reducing the risk of skin maceration for cost-effective care
Waterproof filmPatient can shower with dressing in situ
Product Summary
Lattice pad designAllows clinicians to monitor progress of the wound as often as they like without unnecessary dressings changes for patients. This reduces disturbances to the wound bed, minimises the risk of infection and helps provide a cost effective solution
High MVTR The unique film structure allows unwanted moisture to transpire away