Pressure injury prevention

Challenges

  • Worldwide prevalence of HAPI varies from 6–18.5% in acute care segment (1)
  • Pressure injuries can develop within minutes of immobility (2)
  • The average cost of pressure injury treatment ranges from €1,419 to €16,299 (3)

Solutions

WASHABLE OPTIONS

Effectively supports pressure injury prevention with washable features, using a newly developed waterproof zipper solution for ViskoMatt 30 W and MediMatt 30 W

ERGOFRAME®

Unique frame design increases patient comfort and reduces peak pressure in the pelvic area by 16%, delivering the following benefits: (4)

• Higher comfort
• Reduced sliding
• Minimum patient migration
• Reduced shearing forces
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(1) Tervo-Heikkinen TA, Heikkilä A, Koivunen M, Kortteisto TR, Peltokoski J, Salmela S, Sankelo M, Ylitörmänen TS, Junttila K. Pressure injury prevalence and incidence in acute inpatient care and related risk factors: A cross-sectional national study. Int Wound J. 2022 May;19(4):919-931. doi: 10.1111/iwj.13692. Epub 2021 Oct 4. PMID: 34605185; PMCID: PMC9013578.
(2) Gefen A, Brienza DM, Cuddigan J, Haesler E, Kottner J. Our contemporary understanding of the aetiology of pressure ulcers/pressure injuries. Int Wound J. 2022 Mar;19(3):692-704. doi: 10.1111/iwj.13667. Epub 2021 Aug 11. PMID: 34382331; PMCID: PMC8874092.
(3) Ramos-Sánchez A, Martínez-Beltrán MJ, Egea-Zerolo B, et al. Cost of illness of pressure injuries in a socio-health center in Spain. Adv Skin Wound Care. 2025;38(2):E6–E11. doi:10.1097/ASW.0000000000000272
(4) Linet White paper: Enhanced features of Sprint 200 that support pressure injuries prevention