New study shows lack of clinical evidence may compromise patient safety
Extrapolation of bioengineering and clinical evidence obtained from one prophylactic dressing to other dressings manufactured by different manufacturers could compromise patient safety, according to a new paper published in Wounds International Journal. The publication also shows that the Mölnlycke Mepilex®Border dressings are the only dressings that currently have robust cost-effectiveness data at both the individual hospital and national levels.Given the magnitude of the problem with pressure ulcers, for example costing the U.S. health care system USD 11 billion annually[1]