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3M 6650EZ - Ioban-2 Antimic Inc Drape 23x17" 10/Bx, 4 BX/CA
3M Ioban 2 Antimicrobial Incise Drapes - Dimensions: 23" x 17" (60 cm x 45 cm) - 10 Drapes/Box, 4 Boxes/Case
3M Ioban 2 Antimicrobial Incise Drapes e?ectively help prevent wound contamination. Evidence shows that applying an antimicrobial incise drape is a critical step in reducing the risk of wound contamination that may be associated with Surgical Site Infection (SSI).
- Designed with continuous broad-spectrum antimicrobial activity in the drape adhesive where it can't be washed away
- Clinically shown to help reduce the risk of wound contamination and immobilize bacteria on the skin
- Drape and liner feature a full-width handle for control of liner release and drape application
3M Ioban 2 antimicrobial incise drapes adhere securely to the skin, reducing the risk of drape lift which can lead to an increase in wound contamination. The iodine-impregnated adhesive on the drape provides continuous broad-spectrum antimicrobial activity all the way to the incision edge and helps reduce the risk of wound contamination.
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Every Surgical Patient Risks Surgical Site Infection (SSI)
Reducing a patient's microbial load is critical to avoiding an SSI. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) measures SSI risk using three distinct variables. The variable we can most affect: the dose of bacteria on the skin.& It takes only 10 microbes per square centimeter to cause a surgical site infection (SSI).
A Human and Financial Cost
SSIs can affect a patients quality of life and create stress for patients and their families. And they place a huge operational and financial burden on health care systems and providers. Using evidence-based practices to reduce skin microbes - before and during surgery - and creating a barrier to microbial migration can help reduce the risk of an SSI.
Start With the Proper Prep
A proper skin prep reduces a patient's bacterial load throughout the perioperative process, providing both immediate and lasting protection. But not all preps perform the same during surgery. Preps need to stay on the skin to remain effective. Preps can be removed during surgery by saline irrigation, dabbing with sponges or gauze, or contact with bodily fluids.
Resisting Removal during Surgery
3M DuraPrep Surgical Solution (Iodine Povacrylex [0.7% available iodine] and Isopropyl Alcohol, 74% w/w) Patient Preoperative Skin Preparation was scientifically formulated to protect the prep from removal during surgery. It contains 3M Prep Protection Film, which dries to form a persistent and durable layer of protection on the patients skin.
As a result, a study showed that 3M DuraPrep surgical solution is more resistant to removal by saline-soaked gauze than ChloraPrep Skin Prep. In fact, the same study showed that 3M DuraPrep surgical solution had significantly greater bacterial reduction than ChloraPrep Skin Prep after challenge by saline-soaked gauze in simulated surgery.
Preps Alone Are Not Enough
While skin prep antiseptics reduce microbes, they work primarily on the skin surface, not in the deeper layers of the skin. Chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG), in skin preps, for example, does not penetrate into the deeper layers of the skin. Below a depth of 300 microns, CHG concentration may not be effective for killing bacteria.
Without additional protection, residual bacteria on the skins surface and bacteria that migrate from the hair follicles can be picked up by items that touch the skin and transferred into the incision, increasing the patients risk of infection.
Use an Incise Drape
An incise drape creates a physical barrier to prevent objects like instruments, gloves and sponges from coming into contact with the patients skin, reducing the risk of contamination that could cause a costly and potentially devastating SSI. In a recent ex vivo study on human skin, the iodine in 3M Ioban 2 Antimicrobial Incise Drape was shown to be present at concentrations effective against MRSA at a depth of 1,000 microns, in the deeper layers of the skin, where hair follicles are present.
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