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tions, on SSIs, dehiscence, and length of hospital stay in comparison to standard of care.” Zagger noted that the meta-analysis3
calculated
“overall number of high-risk patients needed to treat (NNT) with PICO sNPWT to prevent one costly and potentially dangerous and painful SSI was just 14; this was further reduced to an T of fi ve for patients un- dergoing colorectal surgery. This underlines the impor- tance of adopting the use of this advanced and novel innovation to help treat our patients with confi - dence and lower the potential incidence for post-surgical complications.” DERMATAC Drape is a new, single-use, pro- prietary silicone- acrylic hybrid drape used as an
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accessory to vacuum-assisted closure therapy. onald ilverman, M, A, hief Medical ffi cer, , said, “NPWT dressing applications can be cumbersome, time- consuming for clinicians, and sometimes painful for patients. We sought to address these challenges by re-engineering drape design and chemistry, leading to the introduction of DERMA- TAC Drape, which adapts to body contours and is strong enough to maintain a seal for up to 72 hours, yet is gentle at removal. t has operational benefi ts for clinicians, such as the ability to reposition the drape during initial application and dressing changes without losing adhesion, and it is easier to use across multiple wound types.”
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