Opportunity value..costs etc...18 Jun 2017 06:21
How about getting dressed up as nurses!? Two interesting posts from rev & CMO Del confirming the opportunities for tech devices becoming more acceptable in the workplace but have to say whenever you see a ward on tv (anything to do with the NHS cut to bedside) or a bed ridden patient they seem to be surrounded by tubes, blinking screens and machinery but not seen P4 at a bedside... yet. Incidentally the Mayo Clinic estimated the true total cost of transfusion of red blood cells to be £775 for a single unit (June 2015. $1241 converted at 2009 average rate of $1.60 to £1.00). The transfusion cost in Europe as estimated from 6 studies. Transfusion 2012;52:1983-1988 €877 converted at 2011 av rate €1.15 to £1.00 (Abraham I,Sun D)
These nos inc storage costs, screening costs, staff & hospital costs, management of inventory, side effects, follow up checks and overheads. Soon adds up! However evidence shows that avoidance of excessive resting is hard to implement (Page C, et al) and ICUs
continue to take what is seen as a high number of blood draws. The Proxima system goes some way to alleviating this (no blood loss & reduce risk of infection via handling) and huge cost savings. As we know getting P adopted in hospitals is 'work in progress' so that is key to Sphere's future as is the adoption of P4+ (sepsis, trauma and renal plus general surgery which would significantly boost penetration. Positive as all this is for Sphere our progress based on what we know or have been told is painfully slow. I guess it's the nature of the beast and one we have to live with at this stage of P's 'connected'
life.
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