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TheatreNEWS Issue 1 2010 Disposable Surgical Drapes And Gowns Safety Is Our First Priority Sharing Global Experiences Us Study On Post Operative Infections And Hospitalisation The HARTMANN Group A History Based On People And Ideas FREE PRIZE DRAW Win £30 M&S Vouchers 2 TheatreNEWS Welcome to the 1st Edition of Theatre News T his new journal from PAUL HARTMANN Limited aims to publish articles on topical issues for operating theatres and to share examples of operating theatre practice across the UK and worldwide. PAUL HARTMANN Limited, based in Heywood, Lancashire, is part of the HARTMANN Group, a company with a history of developing innovative healthcare products since 1818. The enclosed article charts the company’s progress from its humble beginnings to our global presence today. Our unique range of Foliodrape surgical disposable drapes and Foliodress surgical disposable gowns have been developed to offer a high degree of safety and to support effective infection control. The European Standard EN 13795 is explained within this issue, and is supported by information on how the material selection for HARTMANN products ensures that European standards of performance are exceeded. As part of our aim to share information on operating theatre practice across the world, our first issue of Operating Theatre News reviews a study of the University Hospital of Wisconsin, USA and the additional periods of hospitalisation and associated costs required for treating postoperative infections in surgery. Finally, please do complete the enclosed flyer for your chance to win £30 of Marks and Spencer vouchers and to receive FREE samples of our Foliodress Protect A Standard Gown. Enjoy this issue. K .Rawlinson Kim Rawlinson Business Development Manager Paul HARTMANN Ltd [email protected] See insert to enter our FREE PRIZE DRAW and win £30 Marks and Spencer Vouchers www.HARTMANN.co.uk 1 2 3 190 years of HARTMANN A history based on people and ideas 190 years ago in Heidenheim, the head quarters of a company was established which today enjoys global recognition for healthcare and hygiene products. With almost 9,000 employees in 37 countries and sales of EUR 1.4 billion, HARTMANN is amongst the leading companies in its industry. 1) Paul HARTMANN’s humble bandage factory at the so-called “Scheckenbleiche” about 1900. On the right is the house of the family. 2) View of the packing department in 1935. In the foreground you can see mull rolls, which are packed with the aid of the machines. Attention should be paid to the clean room environment. The employees even had to wear hygienic headgear. 3) HARTMANN Exhibition Stand at a medical congress in Sevilla 1921. The Spanish branch exhibited clinical equipment and surgical instruments, which were sold as trading goods. 4) Ludwig von HARTMANN (1766-1852) is the councillor of commerce, who developed his factory into one of the biggest cotton mills. 5) His son Paul HARTMANN Senior (18121884) was able to build upon the tradition of his family and founded his own textile factory, which focused on the production of dressings. 6) Prof. Victor von Bruns (1812-1883) developed, together with the chemist Johannes Schmid from Tuebingen, a procedure of removing grease from cotton. 7) With his Carbolic Gauze Sir Joseph Lister (1827-1912) could achieve an important victory in the battle against infected wounds, which had limited the possibilities of surgery until this time. 4 Ludwig von HARTMANN created the basis for this development in 1818, when he took over a textile company on the River Brenz. However, it was his son Paul HARTMANN Senior who set the company’s course in the direction of medicine and recognised the opportunities which lay in the industrial manufacture of absorbent cotton wool. Pioneering Medical Developments in the 19th Century The 19th century is acknowledged as the beginning of huge advancements in medicine, as it achieved more for humanity during this period than the thousands of years before. The victory over pain through etherisation and the new findings in bacteriology were extremely important for medical progress. These developments made it possible to fight against infected wounds, which were almost 4 5 always deadly for people during this time. Sir Joseph Lister (1827-1912) is acknowledged as the true pioneer, because of his groundbreaking word on antisepsis. Alongside, this revolutionary advance in surgery and wound treatment was the invention of new dressing materials. To create a new type of antiseptic wound dressing, Lister, for example, needed different materials which had not been used before. The new type of wound dressing, which was intended for use as a wound contact layer, consisted of a piece of silk cloth coated with dextrin and impregnated with a solution of carbolic acid. It was covered by a secondary layer of fine gauze impregnated with carbolic acid, resin and paraffin, the so-called Lister’s Carbolic Gauze. Another six layers placed on top of the first two ones were intended for absorbing exudate. This helps us to understand why Lister 6 7 190 Years of HARTMANN was very interested in the cost-effective manufacture of Carbolic Gauze, in order to guarantee that his new method became widely accepted. So he sent a letter to Paul HARTMANN Senior in Heidenheim with detailed instructions on 27 April 1874, which made it possible to begin industrial production of this new type of dressing material. In the year before, in 1873, Paul HARTMANN Senior had already started with the industrial production of absorbent cotton wool. Production was based on the latest findings by surgeon Prof. Dr. Victor von Bruns in Tübingen, who had developed a process of making raw cotton absorbent by removing grease from cotton wool through boiling it in a 4% soda lye. Through the years, there have always been dedicated partners from the fields of medicine, who have helped initiate product creations which were further developed by PAUL HARTMANN. Besides Carbolic Gauze, this included other products such as Protective-Silk, Carbolic Silk and Carbolic Catgut according to Lister, Carbolized Jute by Bardeleben, Esmarch’s Bandage, and Jodoform Gauze according to Mikulicz and Billroth’s evaporating turpentine oil dressing. At the same time, there was another trailblazing innovation in the field of hygiene, which laid the foundations for the production of modern hygiene products, namely Gustav Walcher’s invention of highly absorbent cellulose wadding that could be produced in a cost-effective manner. People and their ideas In Germany there are only a few companies which have a 190-year-old company history and family history. After the death of Paul HARTMANN, his son Paul HARTMANN junior expanded the factory within 10 years into a worldwide group with branches in most industrialised countries. In 1912 Walter HARTMANN, Paul HARTMANN Junior’s eldest son, reorganised the expanding company into a public limited company with the family still in sole control. New product areas emerged and the Heidenheim factory began producing adhesive plasters and lotions developed in the recently completed pharmaceutical department. In 1936 the HARTMANN brand became increasingly familiar to consumers thanks to contemporary advertising and a catchy slogan “HARTMANN helps healing” which remains the Group slogan today. A raft of innovative product developments shaped the following years. For example: in 1938 HARTMANN developed its first ointment dressing, Branolind, specially designed to avoid sticking to the wound and thus reduce the pain of dressing changes. In 1964 Pur-Zellin, a perforated cellulose swab specially designed to retain its shape, was launched and is still used in many GP surgeries today. In 1965 the safety in operating theatres was redefined due to an interwoven X-ray detectable thread called Telatrast. In 1967 there was the first gauze compress with folded in cut edges, which is free from intrusive threads around the edges. As ES-Kompresse, it became a classic gauze swab in the treatment of wounds. In 1974 the incontinence insert pad MoliNea Plus D was launched and paved the way for the market entry in continence care. In the meantime HARTMANN became one of the leading companies in Europe with its brands like MoliCare, MoliForm and MoliMed continence care products. In 1976 the development of disposable drape sheets under the Folioplast brand laid the foundation for a whole new product area: disposable drape sheets designed to prevent infection. Dressings, hygiene and healthcare products support the daily work of all health care professionals and perform important therapeutic tasks. This is one of the reasons, why the history of HARTMANN is closely connected to the progress of medicine and health care. So the dialogue between science and practice has always been and will remain an important part of the HARTMANN company 8 10 TheatreNEWS Examples of products of the HARTMANN product range from several decades: 8) Different tampons for use in gynaecology (from the price list of 1909) 9) The suture material Pehafil was proven to be chemically and mechanically nonirritant (about 1960). 10) Headgear supplied with easily replaceable cellophane inserts to avoid airborne infection (about 1960). 11) Scrubs with and without sleeves made of strong cotton cloth or strong linen, which certainly made the OP-team sweat (from the price list of 1909). 9 11 5 Products and Services www.HARTMANN.co.uk HARTMANN disposable operating theatre systems A Safety First Approach Today’s high operating theatre standards stand and fall with the hygienic measures that are adopted for the prevention of infection. Sterile draping of the patient, their surroundings and the wearing of sterile operating theatre clothing are essential components of effective infection control. THERE CAN BE NO COMPROMISE ON SAFETY. However, safety does not preclude economy, as demonstrated by HARTMANN disposable operating theatre systems. Draping materials and operating theatre clothing are used to protect against infections and are therefore regarded legally as medical products. Their production and quality testing are subject to European Standard EN 13795. The most important test methods relate to the material properties which are essential for reliable protection against infection: • Particle release (linting) (ISO 9073-10), • Resistance to liquid penetration (European Standard EN 20811) • Wet microbial penetration (European Standard EN ISO 22610). Nonwoven fabrics – especially the innovative Spunbound-MeltblownSpunbound material (SMS), from which HARTMANN operating theatre clothing are manufactured – and the composite materials from film and nonwoven for the surgical drapes, fulfil these requirements perfectly. Material safety and the associated Not every operation has the same risk of infection. This means that draping materials and operating theatre clothing can only be used economically when they correspond exactly to the respective surgery-specific requirements in material quality and product design. HARTMANN disposable operating theatre systems offer economical alternatives at the highest level of safety. 6 high level of protection against infection are certainly the most important of many reasons why draping materials and operating theatre clothing made of nonwoven fabric are often preferred to reusable textile systems. Moreover, the reprocessing of reusable textile systems is a sophisticated, cost-intensive undertaking. Two European Standard performance levels Part 3 of European standard EN 13795, published in August 2006, among other things classifies medical products in two performance levels: High Performance and Standard Performance. According to the requirements of these performance levels, HARTMANN can provide different material qualities and product designs, to respond to the risk of infection specific to surgery. If, for example, the operation is only of short duration and large amounts of body fluids are not to be expected, for sterile draping it is possible to use a cost-effective, but always protective two-layer material instead of a three-layer material. Furthermore, HARTMANN can also meet the various hygienic requirements for individual operations with special product designs. A good example of this is the disposable surgical gown Foliodress gown urology. In urological operations, there are very large TheatreNEWS HARTMANN disposable operating theatre systems amounts of body fluids, therefore the gown is provided with a fluid impermeable PE film under the chest area, for reliable protection of the surgeon against potentially infectious material and fluids. Accordingly, the HARTMANN range of disposable operating theatre products includes a large number of products in various materials and designs, which meet both the high hygienic requirements for effective protection against infection and the necessary economic concerns. Foliodrape surgical drapes – two material variants for all cases The fact that Foliodrape functions so well not only as a reliable barrier to infection, but also with respect to economical use, is due to the two different material variants Foliodrape Comfort and Foliodrape Protect: • The three-layer material of Foliodrape Comfort is designed for all operations of long duration and for operations involving large amounts of body fluids. The material properties of Foliodrape Comfort exceed all high-performance requirements in European standard EN 13795. • The two-layer material of Foliodrape Protect is designed for short operations in the inpatient and outpatient area, involving small amounts of body fluids. The material properties of Foliodrape Protect also meet all high-performance requirements in European standard EN 13795. In addition, there are also a great variety of Foliodrape drapes, which makes a substantial contribution to economical use. The available products include complete sets for frequent surgical indications, special drapes. moisture and bacteria migration. Owing to the firm bonding of the fibres, it is particularly lowlinting and abrasion-resistant, yet extremely soft and breathable, providing excellent wearing comfort. HARTMANN have a gown tailored to the particular needs of the procedure with its three product lines: Foliodress Protect – available in reinforced NEW Foliodress Protect A – available in standard Foliodress gown Comfort - available in reinforced and standard For example, Foliodress gown Protect A Standard is suitable for operations of shorter procedures involving small quantities of fluid. Foliodress Protect Reinforced has reinforced sleeves and chest area and is suitable for longer operations involving moderate to large quantities of fluids. The range is completed by the Foliodress operating scrub theatre clothing. It consists of tunic and trousers and also complies with European Standard EN 13795. With its very attractive price, it also contributes to economical use. Below: Some examples from the large Foliodrape and Foliodress range. The individual products can be assembled in the Foliodrape CombiSets as required. 1 A 2 3 4 B 5 A) Foliodrape Comfort, three-layer, with an outermost low-particle viscose-nonwoven in 3D “orange skin structure” (1) for rapid absorption of fluids, an absolutely germproof intermediate layer of polyethylene film (2) and the bottom layer of a soft polypropylene nonwoven (3) for greater patient comfort. B) Foliodrape Protect, two-layer, consisting of a lower impermeable layer of polyethylene film (5) and an SMS (Spunbound – Meltblown – Spunbound) surface layer (4), which binds fluid quickly, drapes well and has a low number of particles. Foliodress operating theatre clothing – always to be used economically Also for the Foliodress range of disposable surgical gowns and disposable operating theatre scrub clothing, without detriment to safety and wearing comfort it is always possible to select operating theatre clothing that is adequate for the hygienic requirements of the planned operation. This saves costs. Of course, all products comply with standard EN 13795 (13) of the European Standard for surgical gowns and operating theatre clothing. Foliodress disposable surgical gowns are made from the innovative SMS (Spunbound – Meltblown – Spunbound) -nonwoven polypropylene fabric, which guarantees optimum quality: the nonwoven fabric material is fluid-repellent and provides high resistance to 7 Medicine and Sciences www.HARTMANN.co.uk The costs of postoperative infections Additional periods of hospitalisation are expensive A study of the University Hospital of Wisconsin, USA, shows that the additional period of hospitalisation that is required for treating postoperative infections in surgery represents a decisive cost factor. A correlation between period of hospitalisation and costs on the one hand, and the localisation of the infection on the other, can also be demonstrated. A contribution from Hardy-Thorsten Panknin, Badensche Straße 49, D-10715 Berlin Germany Email: [email protected] Co-author: Prof. Dr. med. Bernd Reith, Chief Physician of the Surgical Clinic, Klinikum Konstanz (Constance Hospital), Luisenstraße 7, D-78464 Konstanz Germany Even with careful observance of hygiene standards and execution of the usual antibiotic prophylaxis, after elective surgical procedures there is infection at the surgical site in approx. 1-5 % of cases. For the patients affected this means prolongation of their pain and functional restrictions – even if there are no more serious consequences, such as reoperations, losses of limbs or organs or in the worst case, death owing to uncontrollable infection. As well as surgical site infections, however, other infectious complications are also possible. Urinary catheterisation that is often associated with surgery can lead to a nosocomial urinary tract infection, and prolonged assisted ventilation in the intensive care unit can lead to ventilator-associated pneumonia. Such complications also prolong hospitalisation, necessitating further diagnostic and Prolongation of hospitalisation Table 1 Period of hospitalisation in days (25th-75th percentile) 8 Patients with fatal underlying disease Infection type Patients with nonfatal underlying disease Surgical site infection 8 (5-13) 8 (5-14) Nosocomial infection at some other site 10 (6-21) 8 (5-14) No infection 5 (3-7) 5 (3-7) therapeutic measures and leading in some circumstances to secondary injuries. For the hospital, postoperative infections on the one hand mean a recognisable quality problem, and on the other hand, the necessary follow-up treatments lead to increased costs. Hospital managements should therefore at least determine how the costs arising from individual complications are correlated, so that the preventive measures provided by the hygiene team can be directed first at the most cost-intensive infections. Wound infections and other infections in the postoperative phase An American study with a large number of surgical patients aimed to analyse the costs of postoperative surgical site infections (“wound infections”) in relation to other nosocomial infections in the postoperative phase. The data originated from a study that was carried out towards the end of the 1990s at the University Hospital of Wisconsin, USA, the original purpose of which was to evaluate the effect of nasal decolonisation treatment with mupirocin on the postoperative infection rate. At that time, the data showed only a very limited effect of such decolonisation treatment, so that general mupirocin prophylaxis can be considered since then as out-dated. The extensive clinical data was then used again in 2006, to evaluate the relations between the pre-operative pathological state and subsequent infectious complications TheatreNEWS The costs of postoperative infections (Herwaldt LA et al., A prospective study of outcomes, healthcare resource utilisation, and costs associated with postoperative nosocomial infections. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2006;27:1291-1298). Results Of the 3,864 patients who were included in the mupirocin study, 2,408 (62.3 %) underwent general surgery, 732 (18.9 %) underwent neurosurgery and 724 (18.7 %) underwent cardiac surgery. Postoperatively, 438 (11.3 %) patients developed at least one nosocomial infection. 316 of these infections were postoperative surgical site infections, and in addition there were 54 urinary tract infections, 43 respiratory tract infections and 18 septicaemias. The commonest pathogens were staphylococci, at 40% of all isolates. 11 of the 438 patients with nosocomial infection (2.5 %) died. The mortality of these infected patients was far higher than for patients without infection (45 of 3,425 = 1.3 %), but the difference was not statistically significant. Costs of treatment for postoperative infections The authors also investigated the direct costs of treatment for postoperative infections. Such a cost analysis is easier in the US-American health care system, because each individual therapeutic measure is charged to the health insurer. In addition, the prolonged period of hospitalisation makes a difference to the respective daily basic charge (Table 1). It was found that the period of hospitalisation for nosocomial infection away from the surgical site was, at an average of 10 days, significantly longer than for patients with postoperative surgical site infection (average period of hospitalisation 8 days) and relative to patients without infection (average period of hospitalisation 5 days, in each case p < 0.001). For patients with fatal underlying disease the prolongation of hospitalisation was the same with both types of infection. An important observation was that ultimately the prolongation of hospitalisation for patients with fatal underlying diseases was no greater than for patients with other underlying diseases or without an underlying disease. Owing to the prolongation of hospitalisation, but also owing to the diagnostic and therapeutic measures in connection with the infections, there were marked cost increases, shown as relative values in Table 2. It can be seen that infections away from the surgical site, both in general surgery and in cardiac surgery and neurosurgery, were much more expensive than surgical site infections. It was only in the case of cardiac surgery patients with fatal underlying diseases that such a difference could not be demonstrated. For some subgroups (e.g. general surgery, infection away from the surgical site), the cost increases reached values up to 344 % above the reference costs for a 45-year-old, healthy comparative patient with the same type of surgery, but without postoperative infection. Conclusions Postoperative infections in surgical patients lead to a prolongation of hospitalisation of on average 3-5 days, and the patient’s underlying disease (fatal, non-fatal) does not play a large role. What is decisive for the degree of prolongation of hospitalisation is rather the question whether the infection is at the surgical site or whether it is a nosocomial infection at some other site (e.g. ventilator-associated pneumonia, septicaemia). The costs were also significantly higher for infections that did not relate to the surgical site. The study uncovers two interesting aspects: on the one hand, the average prolongation of hospitalisation was not as pronounced as would be expected with severe infections. One possible reason for this is that the outpatient sector and the inpatient sector are closely interlinked in the US-American health care system, so that even if there is a continuing need for therapy (antibiotics, laboratory tests, X-rays) the patient can be discharged – as a rule in the hospital’s own outpatient department. In this way, the primary carers do not lose contact with the patient and can if necessary arrange for readmission, if the infection does not subside. On the other hand, it was clear from the study that infections away from the surgical site cost considerably more than surgical “wound infections”. The explanation is presumably that ventilator-associated pneumonias and septicaemias associated with venous catheters as a general rule develop during therapy in intensive care units and therefore the prolongation of hospitalisation takes place in the (more expensive) intensive care unit. Presumably, therefore, those patients are affected who already have underlying diseases that are more prone to complications; however, this relationship was not analysed in detail by the authors. However, what is important for hygiene management is the conclusion that infections such as ventilator-associated pneumonias and septicaemias associated with venous catheters are presumably the largest cost factors and therefore hygiene regimens should take precedence in the prevention of such complications. Percentage cost increase Table 2 Cost increase in % ± standard error* Surgical site infection (“surgical wound infection”) Infection at some other site General surgery Non-fatal underlying disease Fatal underlying disease 82.9 ± 16.7 (s) 105.6 ± 23.9 (s) 344.2 ± 68.3 (s) 171.1 ± 46.8 (s) Cardiac / thoracic surgery Non-fatal underlying disease Fatal underlying disease 25.2 ± 13.8 (ns) 40.8 ± 22.1 (ns) 95.9 ± 34.8 (s) 19.5 ± 27.3 (ns) Neurosurgery Non-fatal underlying disease Fatal underlying disease 60.8 ± 32.1 (ns) 80.9 ± 42.2 (ns) 306.7 ± 90.5 (s) 148.2 ± 67.1 (s) Type of surgery * the hospital costs for a 45-year-old patient of normal weight without underlying diseases, without pre-operative infection and with a pre-operative period of hospitalisation of 1 day were taken as the reference value. These “reference costs” came to 1,899 US-$ for general surgery, 3,400 US-$ for cardiac or thoracic surgery and 2,226 US-$ for neurosurgery. s = significant cost increase relative to reference value, ns = cost increase not significant 9 Hydrofilm® Plus High MVTR Transparent film dressing with absorbent pad. Reliable protection of exuding wounds. By introducing Hydrofilm® Plus, HARTMANN have complimented their range of modern and traditional wound care products with a cost effective, self adhesive, transparent film dressing with pad, which exactly meets the needs of post op wound management. The pad itself is Cosmopor® E – viscose fibres coated with an anti-adherent polyethylene net. Application - Easy as 1, 2, 3, 4 With its four stage application process Hydrofilm® Plus makes for simple, time saving application. Strong yet Sensitive OF O R P R WATE opor® E Cosm The acrylic, hypoallergenic adhesive provides maximum security, whilst being tolerated by patients with sensitive skin. The polyurethane film material is extremely thin and elastic which means the dressing will adapt to body contours and can be removed painlessly without damaging new epithelium. 10 For further information: Telephone 01706 363200, Email: [email protected] www.HARTMANN. TheatreNEWS www.HARTMANN.co.uk New HARTMANN Great Britain Website A new year brings a new look to the HARTMANN Great Britain website, which has been redesigned to promote our extensive range of products and added value services. The new look website can be viewed at www.HARTMANN.co.uk. You can search for detailed product information by selecting the appropriate product category (Wound Management, Continence Management and Operating Theatre Products) and then selecting Unique Products. In addition, why not download HARTMANN publications, literature and clinical studies direct from the website. We would welcome your comments on the new website and your suggestions for its further development. Please send your comments to [email protected] Denise Murray joins the HARTMANN Operating Theatre Products Division We are pleased to confirm that Denise Murray has joined the Operating Theatre Products Division of PAUL HARTMANN Limited. As Territory Sales Manager, Denise will cover the North West Territory promoting our unique range of disposable operating theatre surgical drapes and theatre clothing. Christopher Boaler has undertaken this role previously but will now become the North West Territory Sales Manager for the Wound Management Division. Denise qualified as a nurse in 1983 at Salford Health Authority and commenced her career as a scrub nurse covering many specialties. Denise comments “I wanted to work for HARTMANN as it is such a well established company with a long history and worldwide presence. There are many unique products and some interesting innovations which as an ex-theatre nurse, I would love to have access to. This new position enables me to combine my theatre experience with the product knowledge of our extensive range. My aim is to be recognised as the face of HARTMANN for operating theatre products in the North West and for my customers to believe that I will go the extra mile to meet their needs”. We wish Denise every success at PAUL HARTMANN Limited as we believe she will become an invaluable support to our existing and new customers. Denise Murray can be contacted on 07967 676335 or by email at [email protected] 11 Working together to make a difference Risk prevention requires a team effort The risk of infection during surgical procedures places a heavy responsibility on surgeons, operating department practitioners and theatre staff. Hence the need for a professional partner able to supply high quality protective materials designed to maximise patient care and protect theatre staff. At HARTMANN, our theatre products are based on innovative, patented technology, which combines maximum infection control with time-saving practicality. As a key supplier to the NHS, our full range of drapes and gowns are available on national contract, making them easy to obtain as well as reliable and effective. PAUL HARTMANN Limited, Heywood Distribution Park, Pilsworth Road, Heywood, Lancashire. 0L10 2TT Tel: 01706 363200 Fax: 01706 363201 Web: www.HARTMANN.co.uk E-mail: [email protected]