Rathburn says . “ For patients who are rolling around in bed and get hot and then cold , it really does adhere well to their skin ,” she adds .
OptiView has dressing history to thank for its conformability . “ We ’ ve learned a lot over the years about what works and doesn ’ t work in terms of material selection ,” Frei says . “ Years of research and development have taught us how to get the dressing so it doesn ’ t wrinkle up on top and how to get the right stretchiness so it still rebounds when you lift it up .”
Special formulation gives OptiView better PI redistribution Developers wanted to test how well OptiView reduced pressure , so they conducted a pressure mapping test . A 2.1kg , 4-inch-diameter sphere weight was used to mimic a bony prominence . The weight was then placed on top of the adhesive side of the dressing ( facing up ), and pressure distribution data was collected by a surface pressure mapping system over about five minutes . The result : OptiView had the highest peak
OptiView is cooler
Problem : For every 1 ° C increase in temperature , there is a 10 % increase in metabolic demand on the skin , leading to an increased risk of breakdown .
Study method : OptiView , Mepilex and Allevyn Life were applied to a skin substitute heated to body temperature . Dressings were removed and skin substitute temperature was monitored .
Results : OptiView had significantly lower thermal heat trapped compared with the other dressings . 2
pressure reduction among marketleading dressings .
OptiView reduced peak pressure by 62 %, while Allevyn Life reduced it by 54 %, and Mepilex by 35 %. When trialed in the field , clinicians have experienced equally impressive results . At UCHealth , Baglio describes one bariatric patient who was prone for four days . She applied OptiView on shoulders , knees and chest . “ They did not get a pressure injury on any of those locations ,” she says .
At Halifax Health , Hofmann says they ’ ve started using OptiView as part of their pressure injury prevention protocols . “ We had not been utilizing a prophylactic foam dressing prior to OptiView . OptiView is now part of our pressure injury prevention protocol for patients who meet certain criteria .”
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Overall cost savings will impress even the most cost-conscious leaders Want to impress the value analysis committee ? Just show them these factors that lead to a reduction in time and money . “ The cost savings is gathering the attention of our local administration here as a very necessary product ,” Baglio says .
1 . Clinicians save precious minutes . Switching to OptiView eliminates one step for nurses . “ You ’ re not having to search around for a dressing , pull it out , take it out of the packaging , put it on the patient . You ’ re able to just turn the patient one time and look at the area in question , and then roll them right back ,” Sanford says . Nurses can more quickly move on to other aspects of the skin assessment .
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