Benefits Of Use / Testimonials
“Pressure ulcers are the #1 litigated wound problem in nursing homes and long term care.”
Courtney H. Lyder, ND, Professor, University of Virginia
“Acute-care hospitals treat approximately 2.5 million pressure ulcers each year according to the Institute for Healthcare Improvement. 11 billion dollars are spent annually in the USA to treat pressure ulcers.”
Wall Street Journal, L. Landro
“High frequency ultrasound could be used to image and quantify changes in wounds as a means of non-invasively visualizing wound characteristics which would otherwise be missed using standard visual assessments alone.”
British Journal of Nursing, A. Kerr, S. Young, S. Hampton
“We conclude that the EPISCAN, in extended care rehabilitation units, is a cost-benefit to providers for preventing costly pressure ulcers. The expected cost savings for the at-risk patient is approximately $5,300.00 per resident over a 1 year period.”
Cost-Benefit of the EPISCAN Ultrasound in Extended Care Rehabilitation Units, R. Shannon
“Up until now, nurses have been limited to a two-dimensional picture and the presence of exudates for assessing a wound. With this scanner we can see if healing has taken place in deeper tissue and not just on the surface. This device takes the guess work out of wound treatment.”
Courtney H. Lyder, ND, Professor, University of Virginia
The following quotes come from A New Look at Pressure Ulcers by B. Osman and M. Kernodle:
“Due in part to the decrease in incidence of pressure ulcers, liability insurance rate were decreased upon renewal. Incorporation of this new technology has drastically decreased the pain and suffering of the patients at Hawfields and possibly saved thousands of dollars in wound-treatment costs. It is even possible that the facility may have circumvented costly lawsuits.”
“If technology is available that allows a facility to take the assessment process one step further, then it is the facility’s responsibility to use that technology to the fullest extent possible.”
“Prevention of pressure ulcers is a better outcome for the patient. The unacceptable alternative would be extensive treatments for the patient and exposure to litigation for the facility.”
“…. The ultrasound scanner “has more than met our expectation for reducing pain and suffering caused by preventable pressure ulcers,…”
“Because such a high number of pressure ulcers has been prevented, patients have been able to continue with therapy and, at times, have had a more rapid discharge to home or to a lower level of care.”