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Your timely intervention is everything
Knowing what actions to take and when can make all the difference in
preventing pressure injuries from developing.
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Hear from a clinical expert
To acknowledge ‘Stop Pressure Injury Day 2024’ our clinical expert shares new perspectives on the power of timely intervention
AtmosAir Velaris®: Because Time is Everything.
The comfort and pressure redistribution of a reactive surface meets the full pressure offloading of an active alternating surface in AtmosAir Velaris.
Designed to support a One Surface Strategy, Velaris allows you to deliver customised intervention without having to change the mattress, freeing up time and cutting cost without compromising on therapy.
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Support surface and patient handling intervention in pressure injury prevention, and measuring outcomes that matter
Utilising international clinical practice guidelines as part of the pressure injury prevention strategy (EPUAP – NPIAP – PPPIA)
The 2019 guidelines jointly released by the EPUAP, NPIAP and PPPIA represent a truly international perspective on pressure injury prevention and management, reflecting multidisciplinary expertise, insight from key opinion leaders, and cutting edge research from around the world. Our clinical focus report spotlights how Arjo solutions align with the best practice guidance.
Flap and graft applications
Learn how the Citadel® C200 patient care system compares to another support surface widely used for post-operative Flap and Graft applications
Prone positioning with Nimbus Professional
Allowing caregivers to completely deflate individual cells under the patient’s body, Nimbus Professional provides an adaptable solution for the management of highly vulnerable areas.
Read more in our clinical focus brochure.
Auralis® Alternating Pressure System
Designed for high acuity patients with limited mobility and compromised skin integrity, the Auralis Alternating Pressure Mattress System assists you in managing your patient’s needs to minimise the risk and burden of pressure injury.
Auralis® Plus - Supporting a seamless bariatric care environment
Intelligent, dual-therapy system combined with integrated compatibility for advanced microclimate management, supports the provision of a seamless and tailored bariatric system for the prevention and management of pressure ulcers.
"A pressure sore can make or break"
At first, Paralympic gold medalist Peter Genyn thought the small wound on his back was just a pimple. It didn’t take him long to realise just how dangerous it could be. “If I would have had a pressure sore in Rio, I wouldn’t be able to win my medal.”
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The Arjo Pressure Injury Prevention portfolio
From support surfaces and microclimate management to early and objective risk identification, we offer market leading innovations designed to support your pressure injury prevention and management in all care settings.
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The power of intervention in pressure injury prevention and management
by Sharon Maris, Director Global Medical Affairs for Pressure Injury Prevention Pressure injury prevention interventions are key to reducing the risk of developing painful, resource intensive and costly pressure injuries.
The importance of time in pressure injury development and how Arjo clinical expertise helps improve outcomes
Pressure injuries (PIs) are one of the largest unsolved healthcare challenges today and International pressure injury prevalence rates are estimated to be between 3-32% in Long Term Care facilities.1 Under certain conditions PIs can begin to develop in a matter of minutes to hours2,7. That is why...
What’s Under the Sheets Does Matter
The National Pressure Injury Advisory Panel (NPIAP) recently held its annual conference in San Diego in March 2023. One of the posters submitted by our Arjo colleagues, “What's Under the Sheets Matters- a Compatibility Study,” was awarded the prestigious NPIAP 2023 Charlie Lachenbruch Award. This is...
The time factor in alternating pressure
Why “Lower for Longer” is the driving principle behind the performance of an alternating pressure surface.
Preventing Pressure Injury in Prone Positioning
Prone positioning, which involves turning a patient over so that they lie in a chest-down, is a well-established intervention for ARDS. It has been shown to improve oxygenation and prevent ventilator-induced lung injury due to the more uniform distribution of lung stress and strain1,2.
How our cover fabrics are designed to support infection control
A mattress cover should support the prevention of cross-contamination – without compromising the performance of the support surface.
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The link between nutrition, pressure injuries and wound healing
Nutritional status plays an integral role in the process of wound healing and in the prevention and treatment of pressure injuries. Macronutrients and micronutrients are required by each organ system in specific amounts to promote growth, development, maintenance, and repair of body tissues.1
Pressure injury prevention strategies for healthier outcomes
A pressure injury seriously affects quality of life. As clinicians, increasing awareness of pressure injury prevention and education are important to help ensure healthier outcomes for those in our lives and under our care.
Wound care requires an individualized approach
Recovery from a wound, whether a stage 1 pressure injury or a full thickness wound, requires an individualized approach. The acronym, APIE, frequently includes trial and error, and complex testing to the find the right solutions at the right time to heal a wound: A - Assessment P - Planning I –...
How to prevent pressure injury during patient rehabilitation
Empowering movement is fundamental to any patient rehabilitation programme and is a core principle in the prevention of pressure injury development. With the impact of the current pandemic, the focus on mobilising and rehabilitating patients earlier and often throughout the day has never been higher...
Meeting the infection control challenge when selecting a support surface
Healthcare settings face the challenge of managing an effective Infection Control protocol on a daily basis. Ensuring the safety of patients and staff at all times, in a range of different settings requires a robust process, where care and treatment can be delivered without the risk of infection due...
Preventing Pressure Injuries in Patients with Reduced Mobility
Reduced mobility is a significant risk factor for pressure injury development, international guidelines emphasise the need for regular turning and repositioning of patients to help prevent skin damage¹. While a pressure redistribution mattress may enable the repositioning regimen to be...
How to manage microclimate in the plus sized patient?
According to a 2016 report by the WHO, globally there are 650 million people that are obese accounting for approx. 13% of the world’s adult population¹.
Empowering movement to prevent pressure injury during patient rehabilitation
Empowering movement is fundamental to any patient rehabilitation program and is a core principle in the prevention of pressure injury development. With the impact of the current pandemic, the focus on mobilizing and rehabilitating patients earlier and often, throughout the day, has never been higher...
Managing skin microclimate with Skin IQ's Negative Airflow Technology
The International Pressure Ulcer Prevention and Management Guidelines discuss how managing microclimate can provide an environment conducive to injury prevention and tissue repair. As such the guidelines recommend the need for additional features such as the ability to control moisture and...
