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A D V E R T O R I A L Positioning your way to better economic outcomes Joe X. Jung, RN, MBA, CNOR Los Angeles There's a better, safer, more economical way to do Trendelenburg. I surgery supply costs. To explain what I mean, consider robotic product can end up being very expensive. the value or worth of the product. A cheap Yes, price is important, but only as it relates to we need to keep the big picture in mind. contain surgical case costs. But as we do so, n this era of austerity, we all need to work to economic outcomes o do Trendelenburg. M R E G U A T H A I R A M integrity to wick away moisture and preserve the skin's braces o firmly in Trendelenberg without shoulder This shape-conforming pad grips patients It's called the Pink Pad, from Xodus Medical. There's a far superior solution on the market. Never Ev and surgeons on your facility because of PIs are all The cost of pressure injuries (PIs) • during the slip, the cost is even higher. Of course if skin shear or port trauma occurs least $150 to the cost of each case on average. occurs in one case out of 10, slippage adds at up to at least $1,500. For example, if this , that adds 1 more. If OR time costs $100/minute reposition the stirrups, taking 15 minutes or the robot and sometimes retuck the arms and slip enough to force the OR team to undock In many case, patients The cost of slippage. • case on average. Here's why: results in very high costs—well over $500 per that this seemingly cheap solution actually maybe $30 or so. But a deeper look reveals inexpensive strategy, with an up-front cost of Trendelenberg. On the surface, this is a very or beanbags to keep patients stable in steep foam combined with reusable shoulder braces Traditionally, we've used disposable egg-crate FOR TRENDELENBURG POSITIONING. THE AUTHOR WITH THE PINK PAD, HIS PRODUCT OF CHOICE OR WITH THE PINK PAD, HIS PRODUCT OF CHOICE of Xodus Medical, Inc. The Pink Pad is a registered trademark or Healthcare Quality and Research ssue 5, 2010, pp 359-367. why large, traditional hospitals don't work. Intl. J. Surg., A, Koltz PF, Drugas G: Optimizing your operating eles Medical Center. ative Services at Kaiser Permanente g is Department Administrator, ead. r your facility through the challenging s open and the big picture in mind as deceptive. Just a reminder to keep e waterline. OR supply costs can be an 90 percent of an iceberg rests r facility economics. ainer"—better for the patient and such as foam and bean bags. It's truly but its value dwarfs that of other . Its up-front cost may be slightly away moisture and preserve the skin's r bean bags. The material is designed Trendelenberg without shoulder pe-conforming pad grips patients d the Pink Pad, from Xodus Medical. a far superior solution on the market. vents there. What's the cost of that? geons on your facility because of ELENBURG POSITIONING. OR WITH THE PINK PAD, HIS PRODUCT OF CHOICE rvice by se cational edu n a s a to you ht Broug 3. Ibid 2. Agency for Healthcare Quality and Research Volume 8, Issue 5, 2010, pp 359-367. room: Or, why large, traditional hospitals don't work. Intl. J. Surg., 1. Girotto JA, Koltz PF, Drugas G: Optimizing your operating Los Ange Periopera Mr. Jung times ah you stee your eye similarly deceptive. Just a reminder to keep below the waterline. OR supply costs can be More tha better fo a "no brainer"—better for the patient and options such as foam and bean bags. It's truly higher, but its value dwarfs that of other integrity. Its up-front cost may be slightly defend. Such cases may also sour patients proved purposes, it may be even harder to like egg-crate foam for unintended/unap- AMA. When the case involves use of products a malpractice suit costs $50,000 according to Even a successful defense of 3 wrongful death. year. It's the second most common claim after pressure injury patients file lawsuits every At least 17,000 Legal/reputational costs. • another $432 per case. raise the cost of the traditional approach by . That means PIs 2 injury costs a facility $43,180 blown PI once every 100 cases. Each pressure 1 in 5. Let's say these develop into a full- while beanbags result in skin issues for about in shoulder pain for at least 1 in 4 patients, our facility, we find that shoulder braces result too common with the traditional approach. In PIs are all The cost of pressure injuries (PIs).