Patients
Impact on Patients

3 out of 20 patients undergoing high-risk abdominal surgery will develop an infection.1, 2, 3

Median length of stay4; Readmission5; ICU admission6; Risk of death6
Hospitals
High Cost of High SSI Rates

$10B spent annually treating SSI 7

Average cost per SSI $19,000 5, 8

-$500k annual CMS penalty per hospital 9

Negative publicity for the hospital
Lowering SSI rates, decreases the cost of care
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The Cause
Wound contamination is the primary cause of SSI.
Nearly 50 percent of abdominal incisions are contaminated during surgery.10 Controlling that contamination is a constant challenge.
Current technology does not adequately support infection control efforts to eliminate contamination, creating critical gaps that leave patients vulnerable to infection.
There are four common critical gaps in current technology.

Incomplete skin antisepsis introduces bacteria into the incision.11

Passive wound protection can't clear invading bacteria.

Disruptive manual irrigation can spread contamination.12

Prophylactic antibiotic concentrations can fall below effective levels.13
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Our Solution
Gain Control Over the Sources of SSI
Developed by surgeons and infection control experts, CleanCision is the first in a new class of advanced cleansing technologies designed to fight and defend against the most pervasive sources of surgical infection, enhancing current infection control bundles and and seamlessly integrating into surgical workflows.

References
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2 Wick EC, Vogel JD, Church JM, Remzi F, Fazio VW. Surgical site infections in a "high outlier" institution: are colorectal surgeons to blame? Dis Colon Rectum. 2009;52(3):374-379.
3 Sutton E, Miyagaki H, Bellini G, et al. Risk factors for superficial surgical site infection after elective rectal cancer resection: a multivariate analysis of 8880 patients from the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program database. J Surg Res. 2017;207:205-214.
4 de Lissovoy G, Fraeman K, Hutchins V, Murphy D, Song D, Vaughn BB. Surgical site infection: incidence and impact on hospital utilization and treatment costs. Am J Infect Control. 2009;37(5):387-397.
5 Wick EC, Hirose K, Shore AD, et al. Surgical site infections and cost in obese patients undergoing colorectal surgery. Arch Surg. 2011;146(9):1068-1072.
6 Kirkland KB, Briggs JP, Trivette SL, Wilkinson WE, Sexton DJ. The impact of surgical-site infections in the 1990s: attributable mortality, excess length of hospitalization, and extra costs. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 1999;20(11):725-730.
7 Scott RD. The Direct Medical Costs of Healthcare-Associated Infection in US Hospitals and the Benefits of Prevention. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; March 2009.
8 Tanner J, Khan D, Aplin C, Ball J, Thomas M, Bankart J. Post-discharge surveillance to identify colorectal surgical site infection rates and related costs. J Hosp Infect. 2009;72(3):243-250.
9 Rau J. Latest Hospital Injury Penalties Include Crackdown On Antibiotic-Resistant Germs. 2016; https://khn.org/news/latest-hospital-injury-penalties-include-crackdown-on-antibiotic-resistant-germs/._Accessed January 29, 2018.
10 Fa-Si-Oen PR, Kroeze F, Verhoef LH, Verwaest C, Roumen RM. Bacteriology of abdominal wounds in elective open colon surgery: a prospective study of 100 surgical wounds. Clin Microbiol Infect. 2005;11(2):155-157.
11 Privitera GP, Costa AL, Brusaferro S, et al. Skin antisepsis with chlorhexidine versus iodine for the prevention of surgical site infection: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Am J Infect Control. 2017;45(2):180-189.
12 Anglen JO. Wound irrigation in musculoskeletal injury. The Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. 2001;9(4):219-226.
13 Markantonis SL, Kostopanagiotou G, Panidis D, Smirniotis V, Voros D. Effects of blood loss and fluid volume replacement on serum and tissue gentamicin concentrations during colorectal surgery. Clin Ther. 2004;26(2):271-281.