Evidenced-based Products

in Management of Pressure Injury

during Covid-19 Pandemic

Webinar, June 7th 2020

Isra Febriani
Medical Marketing Executive
 COVID-19 pandemic affects on both healthcare professionals
and patients.

HealthcareProfessionals

Many health care professionals are wearing medical device/ Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
the majority of the day. There are increasing reports of pressure injuries from masks, goggles and
other PPE*. This typically appears on the nose, the cheeks and the forehead.

Essity Internal *PRPPE GUIDELINE | COVID 19 | PRevention of skin lesions caused by Personal Protective Equipment
 COVID-19 pandemic affects on both healthcare professionals
and patients.

Patients

Many reports are occurring concerning areas of purpuric/purple skin and purple toe lesions in
patients diagnosed with COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) (Figure 1). Wound care providers are being
asked if these skin lesions are forms of Deep Tissue Pressure Injury and/or “skin failure”.**
**Black, J., Cuddigan, J. & the members of the National Pressure Injury Advisory Panel Board of Directors. (2020). Skin manifestations with COVID-19: The purple skin and
Essity Internal toes that you are seeing may not be deep tissue pressure injury. An NPIAP White Paper. https://npiap.com
 NATIONAL PRESSURE INJURY ADVISORY PANEL (NPIAP) //
PRPPE GUIDELINE | COVID 19 | Prevention of skin lesions caused by Personal
Protective Equipment

The proposed materials are :

1. Thin foams with silicone (preferably)
2. The alternative will be films and hydrocolloids.

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 NPIAP Recommendation Dressing

PREVENTION TREATMENT
of skin damage of pressure injury

Fixomull® Transparent Cutimed® Hydro L Cutimed® Siltec

Vertical absorption of exudate Soft silicone foam dressing
Semi permeable film (good MVTR)
Seals the wound Superabsorbent strip
Extra thin & superior elastic
Product structure allows removal of the gel Semipermeable film (good MVTR)
Frictionless
with the dressing - minimal damage to newly Conformable polyuretahane foam
forming tissue

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 Application of hydrocolloid dressing for prevention of pressure
injury related medical devices/PPE
Cutimed® Hydro L

How to apply

forehead Example of Cutimed® Hydro L application

on nose, forehead and ears, to protect from
goggles, visors and masks
nose

cheek
Example of
Cutimed® Hydro L
ears application on
cheek

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 Application of hydrocolloid dressing for prevention of pressure
injury related medical devices/PPE
Cutimed® Hydro L

Forehead & nose Cheek & ears

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 Application of film dressing for prevention of pressure injury
related medical devices/PPE
Fixomull® transparent

How to apply

Example of Fixomull® transparent

application on nose& forehead
protect from goggles, visors and
masks

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 Application of silicone foam dressing for prevention of pressure
injury in patients
Cutimed® Siltec

How to apply

Polyurethane film

Foam polyurethane
Superabsorbent strip

Silicone layer

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 Summary

Cutimed® Hydro L

Cutimed® Siltec
✓ 2 Type NPIAP Recommendation Dressing
✓ Solution for management of pressure injury
Fixomull® Transparent

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 Email :
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Contact :
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