Toul Meditech - Solution

“ Many infections in the OR environment are due to unclean instruments that have been contami nated by airborne bacteria carrying particles.”

Prevention and cure of surgical site infections (SSIs) place an enormous burden on medical and financial resources, both during surgery and post-operative hospital care. SSIs generate costs for society and significant suffering for patients, often involving prolonged periods of hospitalization, which in turn create additional costs. The introduction of stricter hygiene requirements and regulations has made some improvements, but the problem is still a major cause for concern.

A primary cause of SSI is airborne contamination from bacteria-carrying skin particles which can sediment on surfaces sensitive for surgical asepsis. Typically, around 50-200 colony forming units per cubic metre (cfu/m³) of air are found in conventionally ventilated operating rooms. The most common source of bacteria is considered to be the operating theatre personnel working in close proximity to the site of the operation.

Toul Meditech mobile laminar airflow units have been used in Scandinavia since 2003, providing an ultraclean, horizontal flow of air directly over the surgical site and instruments and acting as a barrier to minimize the presence of bacteria-carrying particles.

Toul Meditech systems are ready for use following delivery and a minimal installation and can be used in different locations within a hospital or shared between hospitals.

	•		Suitable for any surgical situation or application
	•		Minimal training time
	•		Fast pre-operative set-up time
	•		Safe, hygienic operations with airflow focused on the wound area or the instruments, undisturbed by staff or equipment.
	•		Eliminate risk of contamination of operating tools, implants or prostheses
	•		Validated for surgical environments
	•		No rebuilding costs required.

The installation of Toul Meditech units has far-reaching benefits, not just in patient healthcare, but in the financial sector of the hospital. Altogether the payback time is very short - avoid one infection and the investment has paid for itself.

The installation of Toul Meditech systems is a ‘money-saver" for hospitals and for insurance companies - shorter hospital stays, no re-operations, no unnecessary patient suffering caused by infections and no loss of income. The increased number of operations due to a faster flow of patients is also a ‘money earner' for private hospitals and insurance companies.

	•		increased productivity and efficiency
	•		reduced cost of patient care
	•		faster throughput in operating rooms
	•		low running costs
	•		ready to use and easy to handle.
	•		no structural alterations needed
	•		no air installation needed

Every infection creates unnecessary suffering for the patient and significant cost for the hospital

Statistics from Samariterhemmet, part of Uppsala University Hospital during 10 years of day surgical procedures with the use of TOUL 300 & TOUL 400 units since 2003.