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Nearly 60,000 U.S. hospital patients are estimated to die from complications due to hospital-acquired pressure ulcers each year. 11 It is estimated that 2.5 million patients are treated each year in U.S. acute care facilities for pressure ulcers. 11
The total cost of treatment of pressure ulcers in the United States is estimated at $11 billion per year. 11 According to CMS, 257,412 preventable pressure ulcers were reported as secondary diagnoses in hospitals in 2007. 12 The average cost of each of those pressure ulcers is estimated to be $43,180 per hospital stay. 12
The Pressure Ulcer Prevention Program includes a strategic product bundle to assist in reducing or preventing pressure ulcers and incontinence-associated skin conditions. Products include Medline Remedy® Advanced Skin Care Products, Ultrasorbs® AP Dry Pads, Restore®/Remedy Adult Brief, and Theratech pressure redistribution mattresses. Specific OR products include Advantage O.R. table pads, Sahara® OR table sheets and gel positioners. This program also packages together education and training tools so a healthcare team can implement an effective pressure ulcer prevention program and immediately begin reducing the incidence of healthcare-acquired pressure ulcers. Included are workbooks, interactive DVDs for the CNA, LPN, RN, OR, and MD, patient and family education brochures and a rewards program.
