Toul Meditech - Soluzioni

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

La prevenzione e la cura delle infezioni del sito chirurgico (SSI) comportano oneri enormi per le risorse mediche e finanziarie, sia durante la chirurgia che durante le cure ospedaliere post-operatorie. Le SSI generano infatti notevoli costi per la società e sofferenze per i pazienti, in quanto spesso richiedono lunghi ricoveri che, a loro volta, comportano dei costi aggiuntivi. L'adozione di requisiti igienici e di regolamenti più rigorosi hanno permesso qualche progresso, ma il problema è ancora una grande fonte di preoccupazione.

"Le particelle che trasportano batteri veicolate dall’aria continuano a rappresentare un grande problema in sala operatoria"

Una delle principali cause delle SSI è la contaminazione da particelle cutanee veicolanti batteri che possono sedimentarsi sulle superfici critiche ai fini dell'asepsi chirurgica. Solitamente nelle sale operatorie ventilate in maniera convenzionale si riscontrano circa 50-200 unità formanti colonie per metro cubo (ufc/m3) d'aria. Si ritiene che la principale fonte di batteri sia il personale di sala operatoria che lavora nelle immediate vicinanze del sito operatorio.

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

Ogni infezione crea inutile sofferenza per il paziente e notevoli costi per l'ospedale

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.