Wound Management: Intel for the OR

Irrisept

The new Irrisept Accessory Kit, now available for use with Irrisept Antimicrobial Wound Lavage, provides clinicians with more ways to use the trusted irrigation device.

Irrisept Antimicrobial Wound Lavage, in its 450 mL sterile packaged configuration, has been a reliable choice for irrigation worldwide. Previously, the self-contained device provided a ready-to-use option on the sterile field, allowing the user to direct the solution under pressure with manual compression. Despite the opportunity to use the device for all types of wounds, the sole delivery option restricted its use in certain procedures. Now, the Accessory Kit enhances Irrisept's versatility, allowing clinicians to spike and hang the bottle for use with powered irrigation systems.

Irrigation is vital in wound management. It can mechanically cleanse and remove foreign materials, cellular debris, and bacterial contaminants.¹ But not all wound irrigation is created equally.

Irrisept Antimicrobial Wound Lavage contains 0.05% Chlorhexidine Gluconate (CHG) in 99.95% Sterile Water for Irrigation, USP. As a preservative, CHG features broad-spectrum activity against various gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria, fungi, and some viruses, in the bottled solution.² Irrisept is intended for mechanical cleansing and removal of debris, dirt, and foreign materials, including microorganisms from wounds.

With a winning combination of safety, performance, and ease of use, Irrisept offers a wide variety of features and benefits known to its customer base. Over 4,000 U.S. hospitals³ use Irrisept, many of whom provided the request that led to the creation of the Accessory Kit.

Watch this video to see how easy setting up the Accessory Kit is. To select the best option to irrigate your way, visit www.irrisept.com to view the full family of products.

References:

1. Lewis, K., & Pay, J. (2021, January). Wound Irrigation. NCBI Bookshelf. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih. gov/books/NBK538522/

2. KTK Summary. Doc. 537161 V7 Evaluation of CHG as a preservative in the bottled solution (2024).

3. Data on file at Irrimax Corp., Lawrenceville, GA

Because surgical gloves aren’t a major expense — at least not compared to other high-ticket capital equipment — some facility leaders don’t put enough time or effort into selecting a vendor. That’s a mistake, as the use of this everyday item is a significant part of your team’s daily routine.

If possible, when you’re trialing gloves, bring in the top two to three vendors that offer the most cost-effective gloves to your facility on the same day. Then, make sure the entire team — surgeons, nurses, surgical technicians, anesthesia providers and SPD members — can trial and compare. Surgeons generally have the strongest opinions on gloving vendors, but it's important to solicit feedback from everyone who must don and doff this everyday item.

You’re looking for a product that provides the most comfortable fit, tactile sensitivity and durability. To make the feedback as streamlined as possible, prepare a survey and distribute it to anyone who trialed the prospective product, asking them to pick their favorite gloving vendor. You can even take it a step further and get the chosen vendor to allow you to try out their gloves for a few weeks before signing that coveted purchase order.

Goodbye Hand Fatigue

Biogel PI Pro-Fit from Mölnlycke is the surgical glove your hands deserve. Its unique biomechanically optimized design allows easy movement of the thumb to minimize fatigue and a relaxed and comfortable hand position. Biogel PI Pro-Fit minimizes the need to rest during long surgeries, so your hand health is maximized, you and your OR have greater efficiency, and patients have better outcomes.

For more information, call (800) 882-4582 or visit www.molnlycke.us/biogel

Keep Your Hands in Good Hands

Ansell offers glove technologies that make healthcare providers’ quality of life the topmost concern. Ansell’s surgical gloves are designed to reflect a knowledge of your experiences and the challenges you face in the OR.

• GAMMEX Non-Latex PI (polyisoprene): Protects against chemical allergies
• GAMMEX Non-Latex Sensitive: PI skin-friendly surgical glove with exceptional dexterity and tactile sensitivity
• GAMMEX PI Plus Glove-in-Glove System: Reduces muscle efforts by at least 20% compared with standard gloves

For more information, visit ansell.com

A Latex-Free Glove With Superior Donnability

Manufactured with SUREFIT technology, which the company says is designed to enhance roll-down protection, McKesson Perry Neoprene Surgical Gloves are made of a non-latex neoprene formulation that doesn’t include chemical accelerators, providing protection from both latex (Type I) and chemical (Type IV) allergies. These anti-slip gloves, which were tested for use with chemotherapy drugs and a wide range of chemicals, feature a continuous polymer coating for dry and damp-hand donnability, according to McKesson.

For more information, visit mms.mckesson.com

A Dual-Purpose Gloving Option

Sensi PI Surgical Gloves are sterile, synthetic polyisoprene gloves designed to enhance comfort and suited for general procedures, according to Medline, the manufacturer. The company says gloves, which are tested for use with chemotherapy drugs in accordance with ASTM D6978-05 and feature anti-roll-down cuff technology, can also be used as an overglove when double-gloving with SensiCare PI Green gloves, a practice recommended by AORN.

For more information, visit medline.com OSM