A recent study was conducted to compare the efficacy of a portable negative pressure system (PNPS) and an airborne infection isolation room (AIIR) on the mitigation of fugitive emissions of nebulized Pentamidine isethionate.
The study results showed that SafER Medical Products’ portable negative pressure system reduced risks to hospital staff from fugitive aerosolized Pentamidine; and it also significantly improves the throughput for Pentamidine treatments as compared to an isolation room – thereby improving both hospital revenues and patient outcomes.
SafER Medical’s PNPS is a lightweight AC/DC vacuum source that uses HEPA filtration attached by respiratory tubing to a clear polycarbonate barrier shield that is affixed to the outside of an aerosol mask. The vacuum operates at 260 liters (about 68.68 gal) per minute and provides an open negative pressure of 5.2 kPa.
SafER PNPS is a fraction of the cost of the traditional negative pressure hospital room. The vacuum is priced at $3,500 and includes a three-year warranty. Respiratory shield is $100 and Endoshield is priced at $160. The masks are a single purchase and reusable to the patient. Each PNPS takes up little space and allows for additional medical procedures to take place simultaneously. Increased patient placement flexibility will contribute significantly to hospital capacity, productivity, and overall revenue.
Read this article to learn details of how SafER can help protect your front-line staff!
