ADVANTAGES

The major advantages of KEEP-DRI DRESSINGS are as follows:

1. No leakage when applied correctly
2. Fast and easy to apply 
3. Inexpensive

• Shorter hospital stays - wounds heal faster due to - no wound trauma, no reduction in wound temperature, no infection and no patient stress related to changing (wet) dressings

• Eliminates waterborne infection - by preventing direct entry of water into the wound and stopping dressings getting wet (micro-organisms rapidly penetrate wet dressings) - surgical wound infections are the second most common hospital acquired infection

• Eliminates airborne infection - removal of a dressing from a wound disperses thousands of airborne bacteria allowing cross-infection, it also allows entry of other (possibly multi resistant) micro-organisms into the wound

• Direct cost saving - fewer changes of dressings means nursing time and often expensive dressings or dressing preparations are saved 

• Reduced Nursing time - substantially less nursing time is required (than making shower protectors by hand, applying them and often changing wet dressings) thus freeing nurses to provide more quality care

• Higher Self Esteem - reduced time waiting to have a shower (often unclothed) while the nursing staff makes and applies a shower dressing protector

• Reduced stress - elimination of stress created by wound infection caused from waterborne or airborne micro-organisms while showering

• Reduced trauma - pain is minimised when removing Keep-Dri Dressings as a low aggressive hypoallergenic adhesive is used. This also helps prevent skin tears, particularly in the elderly reducing patient trauma. Anypain associated with changing wet dressings is also eliminated

• Increased Freedom - if desired, when the patient is shown how to correctly apply Keep-Dri Dressings they may apply it themselves allowing the patient to be involved in their own care and have a shower whenever they wish