Single Patient Use Personalized Customizable Positioning Cushions May Help Limit the Spread of Covid-19 in Radiation Therapy Departments
It's a fact: Covid-19 has resulted in significant changes to many medical cleaning and disinfection policies and procedures in all departments including Radiation Therapy to limit and prevent the spread of infection to patients and staff.
When a Covid-19 outbreak occurs, activities in outpatient areas and departments are restricted in order to prevent infection spread. Hospitals are required to implement strict infection control procedures.
Prior to Covid-19, reusable patient procedure products have been commonly used and preferred by hospitals for financial reasons. However, since Covid-19, there has been an increased focus on the benefits of single patient use products and its ability to help limit the spread of Covid-19.
Products used by multiple patients require cleaning and disinfection prior to use which is time consuming and increases risk of infection spread.
For example, vacuum bags which are typically used during radiation therapy treatment to position patients is a reusable product that must be disinfected after each patient use. Increased risk of infection transmission may exist when this type of product is used on multiple patients.
MOLDCARE customizable single patient use cushions may help reduce the risk of infection transmission when compared to reusable vacuum bags type products.
Mr. Eduardo Suarez (general manager at AnatGe, MOLDCARE distributor in Spain) states:
"We are seeing real change happening in Spain. Over the past two years, some radiotherapy facilities in Madrid and Cataluña have adopted Moldcare because of hygienic reasons. They are all satisfied with the effectiveness of immobilization and infection control brought about by MOLDCARE."
Besides improved reproducibility and accuracy, infection control may be one of the reasons why MOLDCARE is widely chosen for daily radiotherapy treatments.
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