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Rates of infectionin the US

The leading sourceof infection

Incise film with
antimicrobial adhesive

With iodophor mixed into the adhesive, Ioban 2 Incise Drapes provide a secure, sterile surface up to the wound edge. Its antimicrobial activity lasts throughout the procedure, and its superior adhesion reduces the risk of drape lift, reducing bacterial wound contamination compared with the use of no incise drape. Get the story behind Ioban 2 (PDF 135KB). Not all antimicrobial incise drapes are created equal (182 KB).

Meets the AORN and CDC guidelines for the reduction of surgical site infection

DuraPrep™ solution has been show in recent studies published in the Journal of Bone and Joint to be comparatively effective to ChloraPrep Antiseptic. Read the abstract by Jason W. Savage, MD: “Efficacy of Surgical Preparation Solutions in Lumbar Spine Surgery." (PDF 1.5MB)

Specially formulated and designed to treat the nasal cavity

3M Skin and Nasal Antiseptic reduces bacterial counts in the nares, including Staphylococcus aureus by 99.5%, in just one hour. It’s a quick, simple and effective way to take control of your protocols and address another variable in your fight against SSIs.
View safety and efficacy information. (PDF 1.22MB)
Watch application video (4:38)

Single-use approach to reducing HAI risk

Help reduce a significant source of antibiotic-resistant pathogens with single-use leadwires and electrodes from 3M. Disposable ECG leads help you minimize cross contamination risks, standardize your inventory, and simplify the patient transfer process. Read more about our cable & leadwire solutions.

Having troubles clipping difficult areas?

has unique blades that provide maximum contact with the skin at all times. The blade design removes all types of hair (coarse or fine, wet or dry) and easily accommodates flat and angled clipping styles.

3M™ Bair Hugger™ Therapy

Our proven, preferred and convenient convective warming products are available in 25 blanket styles to accommodate all your warming needs.

The gold standard in comfort & clinical warming

Since we introduced forced-air warming (FAW) technology 25 years ago, it has safely and effectively maintained normothermia in 150+ million patients. 3M Patient Warming offers convenient and cost-effective warming solutions for virtually any surgery with 25 models of 3M™ Bair Hugger™ therapy blankets and multiple 3M™ Bair Paws™ gown configurations.


3M™ Bair Paws™ Flex Gowns

This revolutionary system provides full-coverage patient gowning, and clinical and comfort warming — all in one convenient product. Read what patients are saying about Bair Paws gowns.

Notes

1. http://www.cdc.gov/HAI/burden.html
2. http://www.apic.org/Resource_/EliminationGuideForm/34e03612-d1e6-4214-a76b-e532c6fc3898/File/APIC-Ortho-Guide.pdf (PDF)
3. www.who.int/foodsafety/publications/consumer/manual_keys.pdf (PDF)
 

Ioban™ 2 Incise Drapes

4. 3M Sterile Surface Resource Guide, In Vitro Time-Kill Study, p.23, 2009. (PDF)
5. Alexander, J.W., Aerni, S., and Plettner, J.P. 1985. Development of a Safe and Effective One-Minute Preoperative Skin Preparation. Arch Surg. 120: 1357-1361.
6. 3M Sterile Surface Resource Guide, 2009. (PDF)
 

Best Practices: DuraPrep Solution + Ioban 2 Incise Drapes

7. 3M™ Ioban™ 2 Antimicrobial Incise Drape 6661EZ Sell Sheet. (PDF)
— Surgical Drape Selection Guide (PDF)
— http://solutions.3m.com/wps/portal/3M/en_US/IPD-NA/3M-Infection-Prevention/products/catalog/?N=4294949162+5543862&Nr=AND(hrcy_id%3AGSHXW593HZgs_7D5JPT9W2G_N2RL3FHWVK_GPD0K8BC31gv)&rt=d
8. 3M Sterile Surface Resource Guide, p.14-16, 2009. (PDF)
 

DuraPrep™ Solution

9-10. 3M Healthcare Data on File
11. ChloraPrep® Solution: “Surgical site infections: the economic impact.” (PDF)
12-13. 3M Sterile Surface Resource Guide, p.9-10, 2009. (PDF)
14. Following ASTM E1173
— 3M Sterile Surface Resource Guide, p. 13, 2009. (PDF)
15. Data on file (SRFE 1513), 3M Health Care — 3M Sterile Surface Resource Guide, p. 13, 2009. (PDF)
16. “3M™ DuraPrep Surgical Solution, 3M™ SteriDrape — Safety and Efficacy Data,” 2009. p. 25. 3M™ Health Care, Infection Prevention Division. (70-2010-7382-5). (PDF)
 

Skin and Nasal Antiseptic

17-19. 3M™ Skin and Nasal Antiseptic Safety and Efficacy Information, 2011, p. 2,5 (70-2010-8274-2), 2011 (PDF)
— 3M Study-05-011100
20. http://www.sageproducts.com/products/preoperative-care/nose-to-toes.cfm
21. 3M™ Skin and Nasal Antiseptic Safety and Efficacy Information, 2011, p. 2 (70-2010-8274-2), 2011 (PDF)
 — Kuehnert MJ, Kruszon-Moran D, Hill HA, et al. Prevalence of Staphylococcus aureus Nasal Colonization in the United States, 2001–2002. J Infect Dis 2006;193: 172-179
 

Cables and Disposable Leadwires

22. "Antibiotic-resistant pathogens found on 77% of ECG leadwires". Cardiol News. 2004: 2(3):14.
— American Journal of Critical Care, 2010;19;e 73-e80
23. Brown, Donna Quinton. "Disposable vs Reusable Electrocardiography Leads in Development of and Cross-contamination by Resistant Bacteria." Critical Care Nurse, 2011; 31:62-68 doi: 10.4037/ccm2011874 (PDF)
— Critical Care Nurse. 2011;31[3]:62-69
 

Surgical Clippers

24.  (PDF)
25. “3M™ Surgical Clippers by Remington and Clipper Blade Assembly — 9602/9603, Commonly Asked Questions.” 2007, p.3. 3M™ Health Care. (087001QA). (PDF)
 

Patient Warming

26. Sessler DI. Current concepts: mild perioperative hypothermia. New England Journal of Medicine, 1997; 336: 1730-1737.
— Kurz A, Sessler DI, Lenhardt R. Perioperative normothermia to reduce the incidence of surgical-wound infection and shorten hospitalization. N Engl J Med 1996:334:1209-15
— Jeran L. American Society of PeriAnesthesia Nurses Development Panel. Clinical Guideline for the Prevention of Unplanned Perioperative Hypothermia. Journal of PeriAnesthesia Nursing. Oct. 2001:v16(5): pp 305-314.
— Barie PS. Surgical site infections: epidemiology and prevention. Surgical Infections 2002; 3:S9-S21.
27. Chart adapted from: Sessler DI. Perioperative Heat Balance. Anesthesiology, Feb, 2000: v92(2).
28. http://solutions.3m.com/wps/portal/3M/en_EU/Healthcare-Europe/EU-Home/Products/InfectionPrevention/Patient_Warming
/Bair_Paws/Bair_Paws_Gown
29. http://www.arizant.com/us/bairhuggertherapy/blankets
30. http://www.fawfacts.com/forcedairwarming/provenbenefits
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