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New RCT demonstrates effectiveness of ALLEVYN LIFE
New RCT demonstrates effectiveness of ALLEVYN LIFE.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \nRNS Number : 4986W Smith & Nephew Plc 15 November 2017 \n\nNew RCT demonstrates effectiveness of ALLEVYN◊ LIFE to prevent the onset of pressure ulcers\n15 November 2017\n \nSmith & Nephew plc (LSE:SN, NYSE:SNN), the global medical technology business, today announces the results of a randomised controlled trial showing that the addition of ALLEVYN LIFE, Smith & Nephew's leading multi-layer polyurethane dressing, to a standard care protocol significantly reduces the onset of pressure ulcers in elderly patients admitted to hospital for hip fracture.\n \nPresented at the European pressure ulcer advisory panel annual meeting 2017, the Effectiveness of Using a New Polyurethane Foam Multi-layer Dressing in the Sacral Area to Prevent the Onset of Pressure Ulcer in the Elderly with Hip Fractures. A Pragmatic Randomized Controlled Trial http://www.smith-nephew.com/education/resources/video/2017/october/epuap---effectiveness-of-using-a-new-polyurethane-foam-multi-layer-dressing-/ by Professor Cristiana Forni, Head of a research nursing centre, Rizzoli Orthopaedic Institute, Bologna, Italy, charts the experience of 359 fragility hip fracture patients aged 65 or over. These patients were randomly divided into two groups, with some receiving standard care and others receiving standard care with the addition of an ALLEVYN LIFE dressing applied to the sacrum.\n \n15.4% of patients receiving standard care developed a pressure ulcer as opposed to only 4.5% of the group who received the same care with the addition of ALLEVYN LIFE.\n \n\"Hip fractures in the elderly are a serious problem due to the high rate of mortality and complications such as pressure ulcers, which occur mainly in the sacral area,\" said Professor Forni. \"Preventive measures play an important role in increasing quality of care, reducing health costs and improving the patient's quality of life. Our research shows that ALLEVYN LIFE is effective at reducing the rate of pressure ulcers in the sacrum in elderly patients with hip fracture. The excellent adhesiveness of this device also enables costs to be kept down.\"\n\nThis new study adds to the growing body of evidence demonstrating the effectiveness of ALLEVYN LIFE in multi-component pressure ulcer prevention programmes1,2,3,4. ALLEVYN LIFE is demonstrated to redistribute pressur...