Catalog - Sage Products Inc.

REMOVAL OF BASINSPROVEN TO REDUCE CAUTIsA study on two medical/surgical units targeted reductionof catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs) byremoving bath basins and implementing new protocols.Basins were completely eliminated from the units, andComfort Bath was instituted. The incidence of CAUTI wasreduced to zero within one month and remained at zerofor five months. 8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .SKIN-FRIENDLY ANDCOMFORTABLEComfort Bath’s premoistened, rinse-freewashcloths deliver hygienic cleansing in onestep. And it’s been found to be more comfortableand easy to use than the basin bath.USE OF BATH BASINS CAN BE COSTLYAnother study focusing on the importance of InterventionalPatient Hygiene found that in addition to increasinginfection risk, the basin bath can be extremely costly. Afterone facility stopped using Comfort Bath and returned toComfort Personal Cleansingthe basin bath to save money, it saw 23 additional UTIs,®Ultra-Soft Washcloths151 additional hospital days and a cost of $107,741! 9■ One hospital study found 94% of patients who received abasin bath said it was neither warm nor comfortable. 60% saidthey didn’t even feel clean afterward, compared with 96% ofpatients who said they preferred Comfort Bath over the basin.After using Comfort Bath, 100% felt clean afterward, 96% saidtheir skin felt soft,and 97% said itwas warm,comfortable andeasy to use. 10Laundered HospitalHarsh Washcloths■ Another studyshowed ComfortBath was preferredby 100% of nurses,who stated itsaved time, waseasy to administerand left theirpatients feelingclean andsatisfied. 11 800-323-2220 6